Dysart vs May Downs
Dysart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 38 in May Downs. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dysart, most households rent. In May Downs, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, Dysart tends to suit renters and families with children, while May Downs suits 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
May Downs
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 63/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 59%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (104% vs 92%)
- But Dysart has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Dysart
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (64% vs 14%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
May Downs
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (909.7 km vs 956.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (641 min vs 653 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Dysart has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- May Downs carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dysart and May Downs drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Dysart has more residents (2,918 vs 93); May Downs rents higher ($350/wk vs $100/wk).
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,918 +97% vs other | 93 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.4% | -3.1% |
| Median age | 32 | 38 |
| Median household income | $127,088/yr +11% vs other | $113,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $350/wk +250% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Property market
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $240,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 72 days from 70 sales | — |
Development activity
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Isaac same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 7.7% $440/wk on $299K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 93% of QLD | Higher than 85% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of QLD | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 100% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 27/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Dysart carries more crime risk (63 vs 11); May Downs carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 25).
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in Dysart
- Dysart State High School Government · Secondary below peers
- Dysart State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in May Downs
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 86 | 75 |
Mobility
Dysart sits further from the CBD (956.5 km vs 909.7 km).
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 956.5 km +5% vs other | 909.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 653 min | 641 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4745 | 0.0% postcode 4746 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 15 postcode 4745 | 4 postcode 4746 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).
Setting
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 213 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 47% 1,602 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Council rates
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $925/yr same for both | |
| Council | Isaac same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dysart | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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