Dumbleton vs Walkerston

Walkerston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 52 in Dumbleton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dumbleton, the large majority of households are couple families. In Walkerston, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dumbleton tends to suit couples and older residents, while Walkerston suits families with children.

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

Walkerston

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Dumbleton is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 69%)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dumbleton has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)
  • Walkerston has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Walkerston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (971.6 km vs 980 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Walkerston

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 53/100)
  • But Dumbleton has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Walkerston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dumbleton Walkerston
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.

Dumbleton Walkerston
Walkability 0 / 68
Dumbleton — Walkability: 0/100 Walkerston — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 47 / 66
Dumbleton — Safety: 47/100 Walkerston — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dumbleton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Walkerston — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Walkerston has more residents (3,615 vs 242); Dumbleton skews older (52 vs 35).

Dumbleton Walkerston
Population 242 3,615
+1394% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +6.2%
Median age 52 35
Median household income $131,612/yr
+15% vs other
 $111,384/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $360/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dumbleton Walkerston
0-4 2.9% / 8.1%
Dumbleton — 0-4: 2.9% Walkerston — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 13.2% / 14.3%
Dumbleton — 5-14: 13.2% Walkerston — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.2% / 6.1%
Dumbleton — 15-19: 6.2% Walkerston — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.8% / 6.3%
Dumbleton — 20-24: 5.8% Walkerston — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 6.6% / 14.4%
Dumbleton — 25-34: 6.6% Walkerston — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 11.6% / 11.6%
Dumbleton — 35-44: 11.6% Walkerston — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 10.3% / 13.2%
Dumbleton — 45-54: 10.3% Walkerston — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 20.2% / 12.9%
Dumbleton — 55-64: 20.2% Walkerston — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 14.0% / 7.9%
Dumbleton — 65-74: 14.0% Walkerston — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 9.5% / 3.8%
Dumbleton — 75-84: 9.5% Walkerston — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 1.2%
Dumbleton — 85+: not among its largest Walkerston — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dumbleton 76.9% couple families
Dumbleton — Couple Families: 76.9% Dumbleton — Lone Person: 15.4% Dumbleton — One Parent Families: 7.7% Dumbleton — Group Household: 0.0%
Walkerston 54.4% couple families
Walkerston — Couple Families: 54.4% Walkerston — Lone Person: 26.0% Walkerston — One Parent Families: 14.7% Walkerston — Group Household: 5.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dumbleton 8.1% renting
Dumbleton — Owned Outright: 56.8% Dumbleton — Mortgage: 35.1% Dumbleton — Renting: 8.1%
Walkerston 23.7% renting
Walkerston — Owned Outright: 30.7% Walkerston — Mortgage: 45.6% Walkerston — Renting: 23.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Dumbleton Walkerston
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.1%
Dumbleton — New Zealand: 2.5% Walkerston — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.7%
Dumbleton — South Africa: 1.2% Walkerston — South Africa: 0.7%
England — / 1.2%
Dumbleton — England: not among its largest Walkerston — England: 1.2%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Dumbleton — Philippines: not among its largest Walkerston — Philippines: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.2%
Dumbleton — Scotland: not among its largest Walkerston — Scotland: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Qualifications

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

Dumbleton Walkerston
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 22.4%
Dumbleton — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Walkerston — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 4.6%
Dumbleton — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Walkerston — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 4.6%
Dumbleton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Walkerston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 0.6%
Dumbleton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Walkerston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Dumbleton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Walkerston — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dumbleton 100.0% houses
Dumbleton — Houses: 100.0% Dumbleton — Townhouses: 0.0% Dumbleton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Walkerston 92.2% houses
Walkerston — Houses: 92.2% Walkerston — Townhouses: 7.1% Walkerston — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dumbleton Walkerston
Median house price — $670,000
Median unit price — $580,000
Median land price — $462,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 36 sales

Development activity

Dumbleton Walkerston
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Dumbleton Walkerston
Houses — 4.8%
$660/wk on $709K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dumbleton Walkerston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 87% of QLD

Liveability

Walkerston is more walkable (68 vs 0).

Dumbleton Walkerston
Grade — B
Score — 62/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Dumbleton carries more crime risk (53 vs 34).

Dumbleton Walkerston
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
34/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Dumbleton Walkerston
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dumbleton

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

Schools in Walkerston

  • St John's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Walkerston State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dumbleton Walkerston
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 7
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Dumbleton sits further from the CBD (980 km vs 971.6 km).

Dumbleton Walkerston
Walkability score 0/100 68/100
Distance to Brisbane 980 km 971.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 670 min 666 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 0.1%
postcode 4751
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 65
postcode 4751

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.

Dumbleton Walkerston
Car (driver) 82.0% / 86.9%
Dumbleton — Car (driver): 82.0% Walkerston — Car (driver): 86.9%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 4.7%
Dumbleton — Worked from Home: 13.5% Walkerston — Worked from Home: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.8%
Dumbleton — Car (passenger): 4.5% Walkerston — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus — / 1.8%
Dumbleton — Bus: not among its largest Walkerston — Bus: 1.8%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Dumbleton — Walked Only: not among its largest Walkerston — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.9%).

Setting

Dumbleton Walkerston
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.1 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Dumbleton Walkerston
Connectivity score 30/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
100 premises
 45%
1,481 premises

Climate

Dumbleton Walkerston
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dumbleton Walkerston
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Dumbleton Walkerston
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Dumbleton Walkerston
Division Dawson Capricornia
Member Andrew Willcox Michelle Landry
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dumbleton Walkerston
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dumbleton

Rural

Walkerston

Acreage Family Parks Quiet

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