Dalcouth vs Sugarloaf

Dalcouth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Sugarloaf. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dalcouth, most households are couple families. In Sugarloaf, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dalcouth tends to suit families with children, while Sugarloaf suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Dalcouth

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 73/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 54%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 81%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dalcouth

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 40%)
  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dalcouth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 187 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (222.4 km vs 230.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dalcouth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 73/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Sugarloaf

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (43.4% vs 33.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dalcouth and Sugarloaf drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Walkability 5 / 0
Dalcouth — Walkability: 5/100 Sugarloaf — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 27
Dalcouth — Safety: 61/100 Sugarloaf — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dalcouth — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sugarloaf — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sugarloaf rents higher ($500/wk vs $185/wk); Dalcouth has more residents (220 vs 162).

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Population 220
+26% vs other
 162
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.3% +43.4%
Median age 40 53
Median household income $74,724/yr
+12% vs other
 $65,884/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk $500/wk
+170% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
0-4 5.0% / 3.1%
Dalcouth — 0-4: 5.0% Sugarloaf — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 16.8% / 6.2%
Dalcouth — 5-14: 16.8% Sugarloaf — 5-14: 6.2%
15-19 8.2% / 6.2%
Dalcouth — 15-19: 8.2% Sugarloaf — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.5% / 6.2%
Dalcouth — 20-24: 4.5% Sugarloaf — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 5.0% / 7.4%
Dalcouth — 25-34: 5.0% Sugarloaf — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 13.2% / 8.6%
Dalcouth — 35-44: 13.2% Sugarloaf — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 8.6% / 13.6%
Dalcouth — 45-54: 8.6% Sugarloaf — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 13.2% / 24.7%
Dalcouth — 55-64: 13.2% Sugarloaf — 55-64: 24.7%
65-74 12.3% / 21.0%
Dalcouth — 65-74: 12.3% Sugarloaf — 65-74: 21.0%
75-84 9.1% / 2.5%
Dalcouth — 75-84: 9.1% Sugarloaf — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / —
Dalcouth — 85+: not among its largest Sugarloaf — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dalcouth 62.2% couple families
Dalcouth — Couple Families: 62.2% Dalcouth — Lone Person: 31.1% Dalcouth — One Parent Families: 6.7%
Sugarloaf 54.1% couple families
Sugarloaf — Couple Families: 54.1% Sugarloaf — Lone Person: 45.9% Sugarloaf — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dalcouth 7.7% renting
Dalcouth — Owned Outright: 55.4% Dalcouth — Mortgage: 36.9% Dalcouth — Renting: 7.7%
Sugarloaf 0.0% renting
Sugarloaf — Owned Outright: 62.3% Sugarloaf — Mortgage: 37.7% Sugarloaf — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
England 5.0% / 5.6%
Dalcouth — England: 5.0% Sugarloaf — England: 5.6%
New Zealand — / 7.4%
Dalcouth — New Zealand: not among its largest Sugarloaf — New Zealand: 7.4%
Italy 2.3% / —
Dalcouth — Italy: 2.3% Sugarloaf — Italy: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.9%
Dalcouth — Canada: not among its largest Sugarloaf — Canada: 1.9%
Netherlands — / 1.9%
Dalcouth — Netherlands: not among its largest Sugarloaf — Netherlands: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 16.0%
Dalcouth — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Sugarloaf — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 13.0%
Dalcouth — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Sugarloaf — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 7.4%
Dalcouth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Sugarloaf — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 4.9%
Dalcouth — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Sugarloaf — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Dalcouth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Sugarloaf — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dalcouth 100.0% houses
Dalcouth — Houses: 100.0% Dalcouth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sugarloaf 80.7% houses
Sugarloaf — Houses: 80.7% Sugarloaf — Flats / Apartments: 19.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $191,500

Development activity

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Sugarloaf carries more crime risk (73 vs 39).

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 High
73/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Sugarloaf sits further from the CBD (230.7 km vs 222.4 km).

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 222.4 km 230.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4380
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4380
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Car (driver) 89.9% / 83.6%
Dalcouth — Car (driver): 89.9% Sugarloaf — Car (driver): 83.6%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 16.4%
Dalcouth — Worked from Home: 5.8% Sugarloaf — Worked from Home: 16.4%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Dalcouth — Car (passenger): 4.3% Sugarloaf — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.9%).

Setting

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Elevation 873 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 912 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
74 premises

Climate

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dalcouth Sugarloaf
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dalcouth

Rural

Sugarloaf

Rural

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