Dalysford vs Horse Camp

Dalysford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Horse Camp. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dalysford tends to suit couples.

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

Dalysford

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 55/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 38%)

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

Dalysford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dalysford carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 55/100)
  • Horse Camp has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dalysford Horse Camp
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.

Dalysford Horse Camp
Walkability 0 / 0
Dalysford — Walkability: 0/100 Horse Camp — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 45
Dalysford — Safety: 70/100 Horse Camp — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dalysford — Low fire risk: 100/100 Horse Camp — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Horse Camp has more residents (486 vs 136); Dalysford has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $40,248).

Dalysford Horse Camp
Population 136 486
+257% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% +17.7%
Median age 50 56
Median household income $61,724/yr
+35% vs other
 $40,248/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+2% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dalysford Horse Camp
0-4 5.1% / 2.1%
Dalysford — 0-4: 5.1% Horse Camp — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 8.8% / 10.1%
Dalysford — 5-14: 8.8% Horse Camp — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 8.8% / 3.7%
Dalysford — 15-19: 8.8% Horse Camp — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 3.7% / 2.3%
Dalysford — 20-24: 3.7% Horse Camp — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 5.1% / 3.5%
Dalysford — 25-34: 5.1% Horse Camp — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 8.1% / 8.8%
Dalysford — 35-44: 8.1% Horse Camp — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 17.6% / 16.9%
Dalysford — 45-54: 17.6% Horse Camp — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 17.6% / 22.0%
Dalysford — 55-64: 17.6% Horse Camp — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 16.2% / 19.1%
Dalysford — 65-74: 16.2% Horse Camp — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 8.8% / 10.7%
Dalysford — 75-84: 8.8% Horse Camp — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ — / 1.4%
Dalysford — 85+: not among its largest Horse Camp — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dalysford 45.5% lone person
Dalysford — Lone Person: 45.5% Dalysford — Couple Families: 54.5% Dalysford — One Parent Families: 0.0% Dalysford — Group Household: 0.0%
Horse Camp 50.0% lone person
Horse Camp — Lone Person: 50.0% Horse Camp — Couple Families: 23.1% Horse Camp — One Parent Families: 15.4% Horse Camp — Group Household: 11.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dalysford 8.8% renting
Dalysford — Owned Outright: 58.8% Dalysford — Mortgage: 32.4% Dalysford — Renting: 8.8%
Horse Camp 6.7% renting
Horse Camp — Owned Outright: 59.8% Horse Camp — Mortgage: 33.5% Horse Camp — Renting: 6.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dalysford Horse Camp
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 20.6%
Dalysford — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Horse Camp — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 4.1%
Dalysford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Horse Camp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 3.9%
Dalysford — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Horse Camp — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Dalysford — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Horse Camp — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Dalysford Horse Camp
England 4.4% / 5.3%
Dalysford — England: 4.4% Horse Camp — England: 5.3%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.1%
Dalysford — New Zealand: 2.2% Horse Camp — New Zealand: 2.1%
Indonesia — / 1.0%
Dalysford — Indonesia: not among its largest Horse Camp — Indonesia: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Dalysford — Philippines: not among its largest Horse Camp — Philippines: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Dalysford — Netherlands: not among its largest Horse Camp — Netherlands: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dalysford 91.1% houses
Dalysford — Houses: 91.1% Dalysford — Flats / Apartments: 8.9%
Horse Camp 100.0% houses
Horse Camp — Houses: 100.0% Horse Camp — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dalysford Horse Camp
Median house price — $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $317,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 127 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Dalysford Horse Camp
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dalysford Horse Camp
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Dalysford Horse Camp
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Horse Camp carries more crime risk (55 vs 30).

Dalysford Horse Camp
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
55/100
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

Dalysford Horse Camp
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

Dalysford Horse Camp
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Dalysford Horse Camp
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 366.9 km 366.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 256 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4671
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4671
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.

Dalysford Horse Camp
Car (driver) 100.0% / 87.8%
Dalysford — Car (driver): 100.0% Horse Camp — Car (driver): 87.8%
Worked from Home — / 8.1%
Dalysford — Worked from Home: not among its largest Horse Camp — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Bus — / 4.1%
Dalysford — Bus: not among its largest Horse Camp — Bus: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Dalysford Horse Camp
Elevation 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dalysford Horse Camp
Connectivity score 17/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
160 premises

Climate

Dalysford Horse Camp
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Dalysford Horse Camp
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Dalysford Horse Camp
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dalysford Horse Camp
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dalysford

Retirees Rural

Horse Camp

Affordable Retirees Rural

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