Dirranbandi vs St George

St George is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Dirranbandi. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Dirranbandi, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in St George: a median of $250,000, against $110,000 in Dirranbandi, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dirranbandi tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

St George

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Dirranbandi

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($110,000 vs $250,000)
  • has cheaper land ($28,707 vs $50,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 20%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dirranbandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($145/wk vs $210/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

St George

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (518.9 km vs 604.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (382 min vs 440 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dirranbandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 9%)

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

Investors

St George

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.7% vs -4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dirranbandi and St George 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 St George
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 St George
Walkability 0 / 0
Dirranbandi — Walkability: 0/100 St George — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 17
Dirranbandi — Safety: 19/100 St George — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 90
Dirranbandi — Low fire risk: 100/100 St George — Low fire risk: 90/100

Demographics

St George has more residents (3,130 vs 610); St George rents higher ($210/wk vs $145/wk).

Dirranbandi St George
Population 610 3,130
+413% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.7% +2.7%
Median age 44 38
Median household income $65,832/yr $72,748/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $145/wk $210/wk
+45% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dirranbandi St George
0-4 6.6% / 6.9%
Dirranbandi — 0-4: 6.6% St George — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 10.8% / 13.8%
Dirranbandi — 5-14: 10.8% St George — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.1% / 6.5%
Dirranbandi — 15-19: 5.1% St George — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.7% / 6.3%
Dirranbandi — 20-24: 5.7% St George — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 10.7% / 13.5%
Dirranbandi — 25-34: 10.7% St George — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 10.8% / 10.4%
Dirranbandi — 35-44: 10.8% St George — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 14.8% / 13.4%
Dirranbandi — 45-54: 14.8% St George — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 14.9% / 13.4%
Dirranbandi — 55-64: 14.9% St George — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 11.6% / 9.0%
Dirranbandi — 65-74: 11.6% St George — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.9% / 4.7%
Dirranbandi — 75-84: 5.9% St George — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.3% / 1.7%
Dirranbandi — 85+: 1.3% St George — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

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%
St George 39.2% lone person
St George — Lone Person: 39.2% St George — Couple Families: 37.9% St George — One Parent Families: 17.9% St George — Group Household: 3.3% St George — Other Families: 1.7%
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%
St George 41.1% renting
St George — Owned Outright: 31.9% St George — Mortgage: 27.0% St George — Renting: 41.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dirranbandi St George
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 14.3%
Dirranbandi — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% St George — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 7.3%
Dirranbandi — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% St George — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 5.0%
Dirranbandi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% St George — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.1%
Dirranbandi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% St George — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.0%
Dirranbandi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% St George — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

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.

Dirranbandi St George
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.0%
Dirranbandi — New Zealand: 2.1% St George — New Zealand: 1.0%
England 1.6% / 1.0%
Dirranbandi — England: 1.6% St George — England: 1.0%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.1%
Dirranbandi — Philippines: 0.5% St George — Philippines: 1.1%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.4%
Dirranbandi — South Africa: 0.8% St George — South Africa: 0.4%
Indonesia 0.5% / —
Dirranbandi — Indonesia: 0.5% St George — Indonesia: not among its largest
India — / 0.5%
Dirranbandi — India: not among its largest St George — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

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%
St George 90.6% houses
St George — Houses: 90.6% St George — Townhouses: 5.5% St George — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dirranbandi St George
Median house price $110,000 $250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $28,707 $50,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 10 sales

Development activity

Dirranbandi St George
New dwellings approved 9
across Balonne
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dirranbandi St George
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 22% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

Dirranbandi St George
Grade D
same for both
Score 26/100 22/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

St George carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0).

Dirranbandi St George
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
10/100
Crime High
81/100
 High
83/100
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 St George
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Dirranbandi

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

Schools in St George

  • St George State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St George State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dirranbandi St George
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 3 7
Childcare 1 4
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1
same for both
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 2 4
Waterways 85 44

Mobility

Dirranbandi sits further from the CBD (604.1 km vs 518.9 km).

Dirranbandi St George
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 604.1 km
+14% vs other
 518.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 440 min 382 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4486
 0.0%
postcode 4487
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 4486
 55
postcode 4487

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 St George
Car (driver) 61.4% / 73.4%
Dirranbandi — Car (driver): 61.4% St George — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 22.1% / 12.0%
Dirranbandi — Worked from Home: 22.1% St George — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Walked Only 13.2% / 8.2%
Dirranbandi — Walked Only: 13.2% St George — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 6.1%
Dirranbandi — Car (passenger): 3.3% St George — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bicycle — / 0.2%
Dirranbandi — Bicycle: not among its largest St George — Bicycle: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Dirranbandi St George
Elevation 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dirranbandi St George
Connectivity score 26/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
357 premises
 33%
1,598 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Dirranbandi

Affordable Rural

St George

Affordable Rural

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