Elbow Valley vs Dalveen

Elbow Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Dalveen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Elbow Valley, most households are couple families. On these figures, Elbow Valley tends to suit couples, while Dalveen suits people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Elbow Valley is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 50%)
  • Dalveen carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dalveen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Elbow Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($40/wk vs $230/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Elbow Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (185.3 km vs 194 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 159 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dalveen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 53/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Elbow Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.7% vs 10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Elbow Valley Dalveen
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.

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Walkability 0 / 0
Elbow Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Dalveen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 72
Elbow Valley — Safety: 47/100 Dalveen — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 45 / 70
Elbow Valley — Low fire risk: 45/100 Dalveen — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Dalveen rents higher ($230/wk vs $40/wk); Dalveen has more residents (369 vs 127).

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Population 127 369
+191% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.7% +10.1%
Median age 43 53
Median household income $60,112/yr $62,296/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $40/wk $230/wk
+475% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Elbow Valley Dalveen
0-4 4.7% / 2.4%
Elbow Valley — 0-4: 4.7% Dalveen — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 12.6% / 11.9%
Elbow Valley — 5-14: 12.6% Dalveen — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 11.0% / 5.1%
Elbow Valley — 15-19: 11.0% Dalveen — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / 3.3%
Elbow Valley — 20-24: not among its largest Dalveen — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 11.0% / 7.9%
Elbow Valley — 25-34: 11.0% Dalveen — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 19.7% / 9.5%
Elbow Valley — 35-44: 19.7% Dalveen — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 14.2% / 15.2%
Elbow Valley — 45-54: 14.2% Dalveen — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 16.5% / 19.5%
Elbow Valley — 55-64: 16.5% Dalveen — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 8.7% / 15.7%
Elbow Valley — 65-74: 8.7% Dalveen — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 5.5% / 8.1%
Elbow Valley — 75-84: 5.5% Dalveen — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 0.8%
Elbow Valley — 85+: not among its largest Dalveen — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Elbow Valley 65.4% couple families
Elbow Valley — Couple Families: 65.4% Elbow Valley — Lone Person: 19.2% Elbow Valley — One Parent Families: 15.4% Elbow Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Dalveen 29.8% couple families
Dalveen — Couple Families: 29.8% Dalveen — Lone Person: 44.7% Dalveen — One Parent Families: 20.2% Dalveen — Group Household: 5.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Elbow Valley 8.1% renting
Elbow Valley — Owned Outright: 54.1% Elbow Valley — Mortgage: 37.8% Elbow Valley — Renting: 8.1%
Dalveen 17.6% renting
Dalveen — Owned Outright: 49.3% Dalveen — Mortgage: 33.1% Dalveen — Renting: 17.6%
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.

Elbow Valley Dalveen
New Zealand 5.5% / 3.5%
Elbow Valley — New Zealand: 5.5% Dalveen — New Zealand: 3.5%
England — / 3.3%
Elbow Valley — England: not among its largest Dalveen — England: 3.3%
China 2.4% / —
Elbow Valley — China: 2.4% Dalveen — China: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.1%
Elbow Valley — Germany: not among its largest Dalveen — Germany: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 17.6%
Elbow Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Dalveen — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 7.9%
Elbow Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Dalveen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 8.1%
Elbow Valley — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Dalveen — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 2.4%
Elbow Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Dalveen — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Elbow Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dalveen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Elbow Valley 100.0% houses
Elbow Valley — Houses: 100.0% Elbow Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dalveen 94.7% houses
Dalveen — Houses: 94.7% Dalveen — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Elbow Valley Dalveen
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Elbow Valley Dalveen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Elbow Valley carries more crime risk (53 vs 28); Elbow Valley carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 30).

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
28/100
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

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Elbow Valley

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

Schools in Dalveen

  • Dalveen State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 24

Mobility

Dalveen sits further from the CBD (194 km vs 185.3 km).

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 185.3 km 194 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 152 min 159 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
 0.6%
postcode 4374
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
 65
postcode 4374

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.

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Car (driver) 64.0% / 71.4%
Elbow Valley — Car (driver): 64.0% Dalveen — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 28.0% / 20.7%
Elbow Valley — Worked from Home: 28.0% Dalveen — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / —
Elbow Valley — Car (passenger): 8.0% Dalveen — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 7.9%
Elbow Valley — Walked Only: not among its largest Dalveen — Walked Only: 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Elevation 536 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 873 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
149 premises

Climate

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Annual rainfall 760 mm 768 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.9°C

Council rates

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Elbow Valley Dalveen
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Elbow Valley

Rural

Dalveen

Rural

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