Dalwogon vs Drillham

Drillham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 49 in Dalwogon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dalwogon, most households are couple families. In Drillham, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dalwogon tends to suit couples, while Drillham suits people living alone and 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

Dalwogon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 48%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

First-home buyers

Dalwogon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Drillham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dalwogon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (353.6 km vs 362.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dalwogon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Dalwogon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (71.0% vs -10.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dalwogon Drillham
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.

Dalwogon Drillham
Walkability 0 / 0
Dalwogon — Walkability: 0/100 Drillham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 26
Dalwogon — Safety: 87/100 Drillham — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 31 / 100
Dalwogon — Low fire risk: 31/100 Drillham — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Drillham has more residents (113 vs 53); Dalwogon skews older (49 vs 37).

Dalwogon Drillham
Population 53 113
+113% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +71.0% -10.3%
Median age 49 37
Median household income $50,648/yr
+8% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+10% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dalwogon Drillham
0-4 5.7% / 8.8%
Dalwogon — 0-4: 5.7% Drillham — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 — / 17.7%
Dalwogon — 5-14: not among its largest Drillham — 5-14: 17.7%
15-19 5.7% / 5.3%
Dalwogon — 15-19: 5.7% Drillham — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 7.5% / 5.3%
Dalwogon — 20-24: 7.5% Drillham — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 7.5% / 10.6%
Dalwogon — 25-34: 7.5% Drillham — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 15.1% / 17.7%
Dalwogon — 35-44: 15.1% Drillham — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 26.4% / 10.6%
Dalwogon — 45-54: 26.4% Drillham — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 5.7% / 10.6%
Dalwogon — 55-64: 5.7% Drillham — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 20.8% / 15.9%
Dalwogon — 65-74: 20.8% Drillham — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 — / 8.0%
Dalwogon — 75-84: not among its largest Drillham — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ — / —
Dalwogon — 85+: not among its largest Drillham — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dalwogon 62.5% couple families
Dalwogon — Couple Families: 62.5% Dalwogon — Lone Person: 37.5% Dalwogon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Drillham 39.4% couple families
Drillham — Couple Families: 39.4% Drillham — Lone Person: 51.5% Drillham — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dalwogon 0.0% renting
Dalwogon — Owned Outright: 62.5% Dalwogon — Mortgage: 37.5% Dalwogon — Renting: 0.0%
Drillham 29.4% renting
Drillham — Owned Outright: 47.1% Drillham — Mortgage: 23.5% Drillham — Renting: 29.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dalwogon 100.0% houses
Dalwogon — Houses: 100.0% Dalwogon — Townhouses: 0.0% Dalwogon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Drillham 89.7% houses
Drillham — Houses: 89.7% Drillham — Townhouses: 7.7% Drillham — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dalwogon Drillham
Certificate III & IV 5.7% / 13.3%
Dalwogon — Certificate III & IV: 5.7% Drillham — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 3.5%
Dalwogon — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Drillham — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.2%
Dalwogon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Drillham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

Development activity

Dalwogon Drillham
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dalwogon Drillham
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Dalwogon Drillham
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

Dalwogon carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Drillham carries more crime risk (74 vs 13).

Dalwogon Drillham
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
13/100
 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

Dalwogon Drillham
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dalwogon

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

Schools in Drillham

  • Drillham State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dalwogon Drillham
Waterways 10 7

Mobility

Drillham sits further from the CBD (362.1 km vs 353.6 km).

Dalwogon Drillham
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 353.6 km 362.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 256 min 257 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4415
 0.0%
postcode 4424
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4415
 43
postcode 4424

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.

Dalwogon Drillham
Car (driver) 82.4% / 63.4%
Dalwogon — Car (driver): 82.4% Drillham — Car (driver): 63.4%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 29.3%
Dalwogon — Worked from Home: 17.6% Drillham — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Walked Only — / 7.3%
Dalwogon — Walked Only: not among its largest Drillham — Walked Only: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Dalwogon Drillham
Elevation 319 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 346 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dalwogon Drillham
Connectivity score 19/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
72 premises

Climate

Dalwogon Drillham
Annual rainfall 587 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dalwogon Drillham
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Dalwogon Drillham
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dalwogon Drillham
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dalwogon

Rural

Drillham

Family Rural Young Families

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