Dirranbandi vs Thallon

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Dirranbandi, about half of households are people living alone. In Thallon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dirranbandi tends to suit people living alone, while Thallon suits share households, families with children, and couples.

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

Thallon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 73%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 45%)

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

Thallon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $145/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Thallon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (364 min vs 440 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (526.4 km vs 604.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dirranbandi

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 11%)
  • But Thallon carries lower crime risk (44/100 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 -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dirranbandi and Thallon 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 Thallon
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 Thallon
Walkability 0 / 0
Dirranbandi — Walkability: 0/100 Thallon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 56
Dirranbandi — Safety: 19/100 Thallon — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dirranbandi — Low fire risk: 100/100 Thallon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dirranbandi has more residents (610 vs 231); Dirranbandi rents higher ($145/wk vs $125/wk).

Dirranbandi Thallon
Population 610
+62% vs other
 231
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.7% -10.1%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $65,832/yr
+2% vs other
 $64,428/yr
Median weekly rent $145/wk
+14% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dirranbandi Thallon
0-4 6.6% / 8.7%
Dirranbandi — 0-4: 6.6% Thallon — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 10.8% / 13.4%
Dirranbandi — 5-14: 10.8% Thallon — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 5.1% / 3.0%
Dirranbandi — 15-19: 5.1% Thallon — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 5.7% / 5.2%
Dirranbandi — 20-24: 5.7% Thallon — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 10.7% / 7.8%
Dirranbandi — 25-34: 10.7% Thallon — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 10.8% / 17.3%
Dirranbandi — 35-44: 10.8% Thallon — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 14.8% / 15.2%
Dirranbandi — 45-54: 14.8% Thallon — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 14.9% / 14.7%
Dirranbandi — 55-64: 14.9% Thallon — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 11.6% / 10.0%
Dirranbandi — 65-74: 11.6% Thallon — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 5.9% / 2.6%
Dirranbandi — 75-84: 5.9% Thallon — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 1.3% / 1.3%
Dirranbandi — 85+: 1.3% Thallon — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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%
Thallon 34.8% lone person
Thallon — Lone Person: 34.8% Thallon — Couple Families: 47.0% Thallon — One Parent Families: 7.6% Thallon — Group Household: 10.6% Thallon — 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%
Thallon 29.8% renting
Thallon — Owned Outright: 56.1% Thallon — Mortgage: 14.0% Thallon — Renting: 29.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dirranbandi Thallon
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 12.6%
Dirranbandi — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Thallon — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 8.7%
Dirranbandi — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Thallon — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 5.6%
Dirranbandi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Thallon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Dirranbandi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Thallon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Dirranbandi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Thallon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).

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 Thallon
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Dirranbandi — New Zealand: 2.1% Thallon — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 1.6% / —
Dirranbandi — England: 1.6% Thallon — England: not among its largest
Fiji — / 1.3%
Dirranbandi — Fiji: not among its largest Thallon — Fiji: 1.3%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Dirranbandi — South Africa: 0.8% Thallon — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Dirranbandi — Philippines: 0.5% Thallon — Philippines: not among its largest
Indonesia 0.5% / —
Dirranbandi — Indonesia: 0.5% Thallon — Indonesia: not among its largest

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%
Thallon 90.7% houses
Thallon — Houses: 90.7% Thallon — Townhouses: 10.7% Thallon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

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

Development activity

Dirranbandi Thallon
New dwellings approved 9
across Balonne
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dirranbandi Thallon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 76% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD

Liveability

Dirranbandi Thallon
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Dirranbandi carries more crime risk (81 vs 44).

Dirranbandi Thallon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
44/100
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 Thallon
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 Thallon

  • Thallon State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Dirranbandi Thallon
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 1 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 85 17

Mobility

Dirranbandi sits further from the CBD (604.1 km vs 526.4 km).

Dirranbandi Thallon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 604.1 km
+13% vs other
 526.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 440 min 364 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4486
 0.8%
postcode 4497
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 4486
 49
postcode 4497

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 Thallon
Car (driver) 61.4% / 52.2%
Dirranbandi — Car (driver): 61.4% Thallon — Car (driver): 52.2%
Worked from Home 22.1% / 41.6%
Dirranbandi — Worked from Home: 22.1% Thallon — Worked from Home: 41.6%
Walked Only 13.2% / 6.2%
Dirranbandi — Walked Only: 13.2% Thallon — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / —
Dirranbandi — Car (passenger): 3.3% Thallon — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Dirranbandi Thallon
Elevation 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Dirranbandi

Affordable Rural

Thallon

Family Rural Young Families

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