Danbulla vs Lake Barrine

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Danbulla, about half of households are people living alone. In Lake Barrine, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Danbulla tends to suit families with children and couples, while Lake Barrine 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

Danbulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 41%)

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

Danbulla

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lake Barrine

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1177 min vs 1199 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1704.6 km vs 1722.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Barrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Danbulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (87.2% vs 11.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Danbulla Lake Barrine
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.

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Walkability 0 / 10
Danbulla — Walkability: 0/100 Lake Barrine — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 82 / 85
Danbulla — Safety: 82/100 Lake Barrine — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 70 / 100
Danbulla — Low fire risk: 70/100 Lake Barrine — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lake Barrine has more residents (170 vs 88); Lake Barrine rents higher ($350/wk vs $225/wk).

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Population 88 170
+93% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +87.2% +11.8%
Median age 57
same for both
Median household income $117,000/yr
+31% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $350/wk
+56% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Danbulla Lake Barrine
0-4 6.8% / 4.1%
Danbulla — 0-4: 6.8% Lake Barrine — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 17.0% / 7.6%
Danbulla — 5-14: 17.0% Lake Barrine — 5-14: 7.6%
15-19 3.4% / 2.4%
Danbulla — 15-19: 3.4% Lake Barrine — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 — / 1.8%
Danbulla — 20-24: not among its largest Lake Barrine — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 3.4% / 5.3%
Danbulla — 25-34: 3.4% Lake Barrine — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 18.2% / 11.2%
Danbulla — 35-44: 18.2% Lake Barrine — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 3.4% / 10.6%
Danbulla — 45-54: 3.4% Lake Barrine — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 29.5% / 21.2%
Danbulla — 55-64: 29.5% Lake Barrine — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 27.3% / 19.4%
Danbulla — 65-74: 27.3% Lake Barrine — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 — / 7.1%
Danbulla — 75-84: not among its largest Lake Barrine — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 4.5% / 6.5%
Danbulla — 85+: 4.5% Lake Barrine — 85+: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Danbulla 45.5% lone person
Danbulla — Lone Person: 45.5% Danbulla — Couple Families: 54.5%
Lake Barrine 59.3% lone person
Lake Barrine — Lone Person: 59.3% Lake Barrine — Couple Families: 40.7%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Danbulla 0.0% renting
Danbulla — Owned Outright: 65.6% Danbulla — Mortgage: 34.4% Danbulla — Renting: 0.0%
Lake Barrine 23.5% renting
Lake Barrine — Owned Outright: 57.4% Lake Barrine — Mortgage: 19.1% Lake Barrine — Renting: 23.5%
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.

Danbulla Lake Barrine
England 4.5% / 10.6%
Danbulla — England: 4.5% Lake Barrine — England: 10.6%
New Zealand 3.4% / 1.8%
Danbulla — New Zealand: 3.4% Lake Barrine — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland — / 3.5%
Danbulla — Scotland: not among its largest Lake Barrine — Scotland: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.6%).

Qualifications

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

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 20.6%
Danbulla — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Lake Barrine — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 12.4%
Danbulla — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Lake Barrine — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.5% / 8.2%
Danbulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5% Lake Barrine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 9.1% / 7.6%
Danbulla — Postgraduate Degree: 9.1% Lake Barrine — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 2.9%
Danbulla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Lake Barrine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Danbulla 93.5% houses
Danbulla — Houses: 93.5% Danbulla — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Lake Barrine 103.2% houses
Lake Barrine — Houses: 103.2% Lake Barrine — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Danbulla Lake Barrine
New dwellings approved 167
across Tablelands
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Danbulla Lake Barrine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Lake Barrine is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Danbulla carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0).

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Bushfire Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
15/100
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

Danbulla Lake Barrine
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

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 3
Waterways 16 2

Mobility

Danbulla sits further from the CBD (1722.4 km vs 1704.6 km).

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 1722.4 km
+1% vs other
 1704.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1199 min 1177 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4872
 0.5%
postcode 4884
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4872
 68
postcode 4884

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.

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Car (driver) 72.2% / 74.5%
Danbulla — Car (driver): 72.2% Lake Barrine — Car (driver): 74.5%
Car (passenger) 19.4% / 5.9%
Danbulla — Car (passenger): 19.4% Lake Barrine — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 11.8%
Danbulla — Worked from Home: 8.3% Lake Barrine — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Walked Only — / 7.8%
Danbulla — Walked Only: not among its largest Lake Barrine — Walked Only: 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.5%).

Setting

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Elevation 754 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 757 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.8 km 32.0 km

NBN connectivity

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
90 premises

Climate

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Annual rainfall 1,114 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Average residential rate $1,609/yr
same for both
Council Tablelands
same for both

Federal electorate

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Danbulla Lake Barrine
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Danbulla

Family Retirees River Rural

Lake Barrine

Retirees River Rural

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