Diamondy vs Jandowae

Diamondy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Jandowae. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Diamondy, about half of households are couple families. In Jandowae, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Diamondy tends to suit couples, while Jandowae 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

Jandowae

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 85/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 82%)
  • But Diamondy is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Jandowae

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 47%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Diamondy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $200/wk)
  • But Jandowae has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Jandowae

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 212 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (266 km vs 287.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jandowae

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 85/100)
  • But Diamondy has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Diamondy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (53.2% vs -4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Diamondy Jandowae
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.

Diamondy Jandowae
Walkability 0 / 0
Diamondy — Walkability: 0/100 Jandowae — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 41
Diamondy — Safety: 15/100 Jandowae — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 50 / 100
Diamondy — Low fire risk: 50/100 Jandowae — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jandowae has more residents (1,004 vs 72); Jandowae rents higher ($200/wk vs $110/wk).

Diamondy Jandowae
Population 72 1,004
+1294% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.2% -4.1%
Median age 47 53
Median household income $76,648/yr
+35% vs other
 $49,868/yr
Median weekly rent $110/wk $200/wk
+82% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Diamondy Jandowae
0-4 — / 5.9%
Diamondy — 0-4: not among its largest Jandowae — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 15.3% / 10.9%
Diamondy — 5-14: 15.3% Jandowae — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 — / 4.0%
Diamondy — 15-19: not among its largest Jandowae — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 5.6% / 2.7%
Diamondy — 20-24: 5.6% Jandowae — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 6.9% / 7.9%
Diamondy — 25-34: 6.9% Jandowae — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 16.7% / 8.2%
Diamondy — 35-44: 16.7% Jandowae — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 11.1% / 12.8%
Diamondy — 45-54: 11.1% Jandowae — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 13.9% / 15.7%
Diamondy — 55-64: 13.9% Jandowae — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 15.3% / 15.9%
Diamondy — 65-74: 15.3% Jandowae — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 16.7% / 10.6%
Diamondy — 75-84: 16.7% Jandowae — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ — / 4.7%
Diamondy — 85+: not among its largest Jandowae — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Diamondy 50.0% couple families
Diamondy — Couple Families: 50.0% Diamondy — Lone Person: 28.6% Diamondy — One Parent Families: 21.4% Diamondy — Other Families: 0.0% Diamondy — Group Household: 0.0%
Jandowae 32.0% couple families
Jandowae — Couple Families: 32.0% Jandowae — Lone Person: 49.1% Jandowae — One Parent Families: 14.5% Jandowae — Other Families: 2.6% Jandowae — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Diamondy 16.0% renting
Diamondy — Owned Outright: 72.0% Diamondy — Mortgage: 12.0% Diamondy — Renting: 16.0%
Jandowae 26.3% renting
Jandowae — Owned Outright: 50.4% Jandowae — Mortgage: 23.3% Jandowae — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Diamondy 81.5% houses
Diamondy — Houses: 81.5% Diamondy — Flats / Apartments: 18.5%
Jandowae 94.4% houses
Jandowae — Houses: 94.4% Jandowae — Flats / Apartments: 5.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Diamondy Jandowae
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 15.1%
Diamondy — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Jandowae — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 4.2%
Diamondy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Jandowae — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.4%
Diamondy — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Jandowae — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Diamondy — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Jandowae — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.3%
Diamondy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Jandowae — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Property market

Diamondy Jandowae
Median house price — $362,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 42 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Diamondy Jandowae
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD

Liveability

Diamondy Jandowae
Grade — D
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Diamondy carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Diamondy carries more crime risk (85 vs 59).

Diamondy Jandowae
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
59/100
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

Diamondy Jandowae
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Diamondy

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

Schools in Jandowae

  • Jandowae Prep-10 State School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Diamondy Jandowae
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 10
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 11 8

Mobility

Diamondy sits further from the CBD (287.4 km vs 266 km).

Diamondy Jandowae
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 287.4 km
+7% vs other
 266 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 212 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4410
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 4410
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.

Diamondy Jandowae
Car (driver) 40.0% / 73.5%
Diamondy — Car (driver): 40.0% Jandowae — Car (driver): 73.5%
Worked from Home 52.5% / 14.2%
Diamondy — Worked from Home: 52.5% Jandowae — Worked from Home: 14.2%
Walked Only 7.5% / 9.8%
Diamondy — Walked Only: 7.5% Jandowae — Walked Only: 9.8%
Car (passenger) — / 2.5%
Diamondy — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jandowae — Car (passenger): 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.5%).

Setting

Diamondy Jandowae
Elevation 457 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 386 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Diamondy Jandowae
Connectivity score 16/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
519 premises

Council rates

Diamondy Jandowae
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Diamondy Jandowae
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Diamondy Jandowae
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Diamondy

Retirees Rural

Jandowae

Affordable Retirees Rural

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