Dalveen vs Cottonvale

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

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

Dalveen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dalveen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cottonvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Dalveen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (194 km vs 203.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (159 min vs 165 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dalveen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Dalveen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.1% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dalveen Cottonvale
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.

Dalveen Cottonvale
Walkability 0 / 0
Dalveen — Walkability: 0/100 Cottonvale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 26
Dalveen — Safety: 72/100 Cottonvale — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 70 / 100
Dalveen — Low fire risk: 70/100 Cottonvale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dalveen has more residents (369 vs 153); Dalveen rents higher ($230/wk vs $165/wk).

Dalveen Cottonvale
Population 369
+59% vs other
 153
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.1% +3.4%
Median age 53 40
Median household income $62,296/yr
+11% vs other
 $55,692/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+28% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dalveen Cottonvale
0-4 2.4% / 5.2%
Dalveen — 0-4: 2.4% Cottonvale — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 11.9% / 15.7%
Dalveen — 5-14: 11.9% Cottonvale — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 5.1% / 6.5%
Dalveen — 15-19: 5.1% Cottonvale — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 3.3% / 2.6%
Dalveen — 20-24: 3.3% Cottonvale — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 7.9% / 13.7%
Dalveen — 25-34: 7.9% Cottonvale — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 9.5% / 9.2%
Dalveen — 35-44: 9.5% Cottonvale — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 15.2% / 11.8%
Dalveen — 45-54: 15.2% Cottonvale — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 19.5% / 13.1%
Dalveen — 55-64: 19.5% Cottonvale — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 15.7% / 15.0%
Dalveen — 65-74: 15.7% Cottonvale — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 8.1% / 5.2%
Dalveen — 75-84: 8.1% Cottonvale — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 0.8% / —
Dalveen — 85+: 0.8% Cottonvale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dalveen 44.7% lone person
Dalveen — Lone Person: 44.7% Dalveen — Couple Families: 29.8% Dalveen — One Parent Families: 20.2% Dalveen — Group Household: 5.3%
Cottonvale 50.0% lone person
Cottonvale — Lone Person: 50.0% Cottonvale — Couple Families: 30.8% Cottonvale — One Parent Families: 19.2% Cottonvale — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dalveen 17.6% renting
Dalveen — Owned Outright: 49.3% Dalveen — Mortgage: 33.1% Dalveen — Renting: 17.6%
Cottonvale 25.6% renting
Cottonvale — Owned Outright: 48.8% Cottonvale — Mortgage: 25.6% Cottonvale — Renting: 25.6%
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.

Dalveen Cottonvale
New Zealand 3.5% / 2.6%
Dalveen — New Zealand: 3.5% Cottonvale — New Zealand: 2.6%
England 3.3% / 2.6%
Dalveen — England: 3.3% Cottonvale — England: 2.6%
Nepal — / 2.0%
Dalveen — Nepal: not among its largest Cottonvale — Nepal: 2.0%
Germany 1.1% / —
Dalveen — Germany: 1.1% Cottonvale — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Dalveen Cottonvale
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 11.1%
Dalveen — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Cottonvale — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 5.2%
Dalveen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Cottonvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 3.9%
Dalveen — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Cottonvale — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.0%
Dalveen — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Cottonvale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Dalveen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Cottonvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dalveen 94.7% houses
Dalveen — Houses: 94.7% Dalveen — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Cottonvale 100.0% houses
Cottonvale — Houses: 100.0% Cottonvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Dalveen Cottonvale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Dalveen Cottonvale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Dalveen carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0); Cottonvale carries more crime risk (74 vs 28).

Dalveen Cottonvale
Bushfire Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
28/100
 High
74/100
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

Dalveen Cottonvale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dalveen

  • Dalveen State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cottonvale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Dalveen Cottonvale
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 24 4

Mobility

Cottonvale sits further from the CBD (203.4 km vs 194 km).

Dalveen Cottonvale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 194 km 203.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4374
 0.0%
postcode 4375
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 4374
 50
postcode 4375

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.

Dalveen Cottonvale
Car (driver) 71.4% / 56.2%
Dalveen — Car (driver): 71.4% Cottonvale — Car (driver): 56.2%
Worked from Home 20.7% / 37.5%
Dalveen — Worked from Home: 20.7% Cottonvale — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Walked Only 7.9% / —
Dalveen — Walked Only: 7.9% Cottonvale — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Dalveen — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cottonvale — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Dalveen Cottonvale
Elevation 873 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 906 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dalveen Cottonvale
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
149 premises
 0%
77 premises

Climate

Dalveen Cottonvale
Annual rainfall 768 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Dalveen Cottonvale
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Dalveen Cottonvale
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dalveen Cottonvale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dalveen

Rural

Cottonvale

River Rural

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