Dirranbandi vs Bollon

Dirranbandi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Bollon. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Dirranbandi, about half of households are people living alone. In Bollon, most households are 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

Bollon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Dirranbandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dirranbandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dirranbandi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (440 min vs 478 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (604.1 km vs 647.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dirranbandi

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 8%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • But Bollon carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Dirranbandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.7% vs -21.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dirranbandi Bollon
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.

Dirranbandi Bollon
Walkability 0 / 0
Dirranbandi — Walkability: 0/100 Bollon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 44
Dirranbandi — Safety: 19/100 Bollon — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dirranbandi — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bollon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dirranbandi has more residents (610 vs 174); Dirranbandi has higher household incomes ($65,832 vs $51,324).

Dirranbandi Bollon
Population 610
+71% vs other
 174
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.7% -21.3%
Median age 44 47
Median household income $65,832/yr
+22% vs other
 $51,324/yr
Median weekly rent $145/wk $155/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dirranbandi Bollon
0-4 6.6% / 9.2%
Dirranbandi — 0-4: 6.6% Bollon — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 10.8% / 8.0%
Dirranbandi — 5-14: 10.8% Bollon — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 5.1% / 5.2%
Dirranbandi — 15-19: 5.1% Bollon — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.7% / 3.4%
Dirranbandi — 20-24: 5.7% Bollon — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 10.7% / 10.9%
Dirranbandi — 25-34: 10.7% Bollon — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 10.8% / 11.5%
Dirranbandi — 35-44: 10.8% Bollon — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 14.8% / 17.8%
Dirranbandi — 45-54: 14.8% Bollon — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 14.9% / 12.1%
Dirranbandi — 55-64: 14.9% Bollon — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 11.6% / 13.2%
Dirranbandi — 65-74: 11.6% Bollon — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 5.9% / 2.3%
Dirranbandi — 75-84: 5.9% Bollon — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.3% / 3.4%
Dirranbandi — 85+: 1.3% Bollon — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dirranbandi 48.8% lone person
Dirranbandi — Lone Person: 48.8% Dirranbandi — Couple Families: 32.1% Dirranbandi — One Parent Families: 13.1% Dirranbandi — Group Household: 4.2% Dirranbandi — Other Families: 1.8%
Bollon 56.5% lone person
Bollon — Lone Person: 56.5% Bollon — Couple Families: 43.5% Bollon — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bollon — Group Household: 0.0% Bollon — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dirranbandi 37.4% renting
Dirranbandi — Owned Outright: 43.2% Dirranbandi — Mortgage: 19.5% Dirranbandi — Renting: 37.4%
Bollon 21.0% renting
Bollon — Owned Outright: 67.7% Bollon — Mortgage: 11.3% Bollon — Renting: 21.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dirranbandi 72.8% houses
Dirranbandi — Houses: 72.8% Dirranbandi — Townhouses: 19.2% Dirranbandi — Flats / Apartments: 7.9%
Bollon 91.9% houses
Bollon — Houses: 91.9% Bollon — Townhouses: 0.0% Bollon — Flats / Apartments: 8.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dirranbandi Bollon
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 9.8%
Dirranbandi — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Bollon — Certificate III & IV: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 5.2%
Dirranbandi — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Bollon — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 7.5%
Dirranbandi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Bollon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Dirranbandi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Bollon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Dirranbandi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Bollon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).

Property market

Dirranbandi Bollon
Median house price $110,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $28,707 —

Development activity

Dirranbandi Bollon
New dwellings approved 9
across Balonne
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dirranbandi Bollon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD

Liveability

Dirranbandi Bollon
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Dirranbandi carries more crime risk (81 vs 56).

Dirranbandi Bollon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Dirranbandi Bollon
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dirranbandi

  • Dirranbandi P-10 State School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Bollon

  • Bollon State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Dirranbandi Bollon
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 1 0
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 85 21

Mobility

Bollon sits further from the CBD (647.1 km vs 604.1 km).

Dirranbandi Bollon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 604.1 km 647.1 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 440 min 478 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4486
 0.0%
postcode 4488
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 4486
 38
postcode 4488

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.

Dirranbandi Bollon
Car (driver) 61.4% / 46.9%
Dirranbandi — Car (driver): 61.4% Bollon — Car (driver): 46.9%
Worked from Home 22.1% / 25.9%
Dirranbandi — Worked from Home: 22.1% Bollon — Worked from Home: 25.9%
Walked Only 13.2% / 18.5%
Dirranbandi — Walked Only: 13.2% Bollon — Walked Only: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 8.6%
Dirranbandi — Car (passenger): 3.3% Bollon — Car (passenger): 8.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.4%).

Setting

Dirranbandi Bollon
Elevation 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dirranbandi Bollon
Connectivity score 26/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
357 premises
 0%
87 premises

Council rates

Dirranbandi Bollon
Average residential rate $567/yr
same for both
Council Balonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Dirranbandi Bollon
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dirranbandi Bollon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dirranbandi

Affordable Rural

Bollon

Rural Young Families

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