Dixalea vs Goovigen

Dixalea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Goovigen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dixalea, most households are couple families. In Goovigen, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dixalea tends to suit young adults and couples, while Goovigen suits older residents.

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

Goovigen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Goovigen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dixalea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $125/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Goovigen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (616.2 km vs 631.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goovigen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 13%)

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

Where they sit

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

Dixalea Goovigen
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.

Dixalea Goovigen
Walkability 0 / 0
Dixalea — Walkability: 0/100 Goovigen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 68
Dixalea — Safety: 60/100 Goovigen — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Dixalea — Low fire risk: 100/100 Goovigen — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Goovigen has more residents (349 vs 102); Goovigen rents higher ($125/wk vs $75/wk).

Dixalea Goovigen
Population 102 349
+242% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.9% —
Median age 39 46
Median household income $102,336/yr
+21% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $75/wk $125/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dixalea Goovigen
0-4 7.8% / 5.4%
Dixalea — 0-4: 7.8% Goovigen — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 9.8% / 15.8%
Dixalea — 5-14: 9.8% Goovigen — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 2.9% / 5.2%
Dixalea — 15-19: 2.9% Goovigen — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 8.8% / 4.0%
Dixalea — 20-24: 8.8% Goovigen — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 19.6% / 5.4%
Dixalea — 25-34: 19.6% Goovigen — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 9.8% / 14.6%
Dixalea — 35-44: 9.8% Goovigen — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 8.8% / 14.3%
Dixalea — 45-54: 8.8% Goovigen — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 13.7% / 14.6%
Dixalea — 55-64: 13.7% Goovigen — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 9.8% / 13.2%
Dixalea — 65-74: 9.8% Goovigen — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 2.9% / 6.6%
Dixalea — 75-84: 2.9% Goovigen — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 2.9%
Dixalea — 85+: not among its largest Goovigen — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dixalea 73.7% couple families
Dixalea — Couple Families: 73.7% Dixalea — Lone Person: 26.3% Dixalea — One Parent Families: 0.0% Dixalea — Group Household: 0.0% Dixalea — Other Families: 0.0%
Goovigen 51.8% couple families
Goovigen — Couple Families: 51.8% Goovigen — Lone Person: 18.8% Goovigen — One Parent Families: 21.2% Goovigen — Group Household: 4.7% Goovigen — Other Families: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dixalea 13.8% renting
Dixalea — Owned Outright: 69.0% Dixalea — Mortgage: 17.2% Dixalea — Renting: 13.8%
Goovigen 14.3% renting
Goovigen — Owned Outright: 59.2% Goovigen — Mortgage: 26.5% Goovigen — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dixalea 100.0% houses
Dixalea — Houses: 100.0%
Goovigen 100.0% houses
Goovigen — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dixalea Goovigen
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 12.6%
Dixalea — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Goovigen — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 5.7%
Dixalea — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Goovigen — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.0%
Dixalea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Goovigen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / —
Dixalea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Goovigen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Development activity

Dixalea Goovigen
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dixalea Goovigen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD

Liveability

Dixalea Goovigen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Goovigen carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0).

Dixalea Goovigen
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
32/100
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

Dixalea Goovigen
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dixalea

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

Schools in Goovigen

  • Goovigen State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Dixalea Goovigen
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 6 20

Mobility

Dixalea sits further from the CBD (631.7 km vs 616.2 km).

Dixalea Goovigen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 631.7 km
+2% vs other
 616.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 440 min 438 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
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.

Dixalea Goovigen
Worked from Home 60.0% / 35.5%
Dixalea — Worked from Home: 60.0% Goovigen — Worked from Home: 35.5%
Car (driver) 35.0% / 51.1%
Dixalea — Car (driver): 35.0% Goovigen — Car (driver): 51.1%
Walked Only 5.0% / 9.9%
Dixalea — Walked Only: 5.0% Goovigen — Walked Only: 9.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Dixalea — Car (passenger): not among its largest Goovigen — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Dixalea Goovigen
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dixalea Goovigen
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
53 premises

Council rates

Dixalea Goovigen
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Dixalea Goovigen
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dixalea Goovigen
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dixalea

Rural

Goovigen

Rural

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