Dingo Beach vs Hideaway Bay
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hideaway Bay: a median of $785,000, against $710,000 in Dingo Beach, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dingo Beach tends to suit 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
Hideaway Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 25%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hideaway Bay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($307,500 vs $370,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 39%)
- But Dingo Beach has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $785,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Dingo Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($323/wk vs $370/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dingo Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (1128.3 km vs 1130.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hideaway Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.2% vs -5.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dingo Beach and Hideaway Bay drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Hideaway Bay has more residents (232 vs 159); Hideaway Bay has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $51,064).
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 159 | 232 +46% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.9% | +13.2% |
| Median age | 61 | 63 |
| Median household income | $51,064/yr | $58,500/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $323/wk | $370/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $710,000 | $785,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $370,000 | $307,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 100 days from 5 sales |
Development activity
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 190 across Whitsunday same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of QLD | Higher than 22% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 72% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
Liveability
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 36/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Beaches | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Hideaway Bay sits further from the CBD (1130.6 km vs 1128.3 km).
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1128.3 km | 1130.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 771 min | 773 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4800 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 85 postcode 4800 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).
Setting
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 93 m 503 m to a named beach | 222 m 906 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 177 premises | 0% 182 premises |
Climate
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | — same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,412/yr same for both | |
| Council | Whitsunday same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dingo Beach | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.