Retro vs Dysart

Dysart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Retro. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Retro, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Dysart, most households rent. On these figures, Retro tends to suit older residents, while Dysart suits young adults.

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

  • Retro carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 63/100)
  • 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 the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $175/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dysart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (653 min vs 673 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (956.5 km vs 966.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Retro

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Dysart has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Retro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (80.0% vs -2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Retro Dysart
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.

Retro Dysart
Walkability 0 / 4
Retro — Walkability: 0/100 Dysart — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 64 / 37
Retro — Safety: 64/100 Dysart — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Retro — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dysart — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Dysart has more residents (2,918 vs 54); Retro rents higher ($175/wk vs $100/wk).

Retro Dysart
Population 54 2,918
+5304% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +80.0% -2.4%
Median age 36 32
Median household income $100,724/yr $127,088/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk
+43% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Retro Dysart
0-4 5.6% / 7.1%
Retro — 0-4: 5.6% Dysart — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 13.0% / 14.4%
Retro — 5-14: 13.0% Dysart — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 — / 4.9%
Retro — 15-19: not among its largest Dysart — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 — / 8.1%
Retro — 20-24: not among its largest Dysart — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 13.0% / 18.6%
Retro — 25-34: 13.0% Dysart — 25-34: 18.6%
35-44 13.0% / 15.3%
Retro — 35-44: 13.0% Dysart — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 — / 14.3%
Retro — 45-54: not among its largest Dysart — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 24.1% / 11.2%
Retro — 55-64: 24.1% Dysart — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 13.0% / 4.8%
Retro — 65-74: 13.0% Dysart — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 — / 0.9%
Retro — 75-84: not among its largest Dysart — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ 13.0% / 0.1%
Retro — 85+: 13.0% Dysart — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Retro 50.0% couple families
Retro — Couple Families: 50.0% Retro — One Parent Families: 50.0% Retro — Lone Person: 0.0% Retro — Group Household: 0.0% Retro — Other Families: 0.0%
Dysart 43.7% couple families
Dysart — Couple Families: 43.7% Dysart — One Parent Families: 14.9% Dysart — Lone Person: 35.9% Dysart — Group Household: 4.4% Dysart — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Retro 0.0% renting
Retro — Owned Outright: 100.0% Retro — Mortgage: 0.0% Retro — Renting: 0.0%
Dysart 64.4% renting
Dysart — Owned Outright: 18.7% Dysart — Mortgage: 16.9% Dysart — Renting: 64.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Retro 100.0% houses
Retro — Houses: 100.0% Retro — Townhouses: 0.0% Retro — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dysart 91.8% houses
Dysart — Houses: 91.8% Dysart — Townhouses: 5.3% Dysart — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Retro Dysart
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 17.4%
Retro — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Dysart — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 3.8%
Retro — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Dysart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 4.2%
Retro — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Dysart — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Retro — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dysart — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Retro — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dysart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Property market

Retro Dysart
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

Retro Dysart
New dwellings approved 35
across Central Highlands (Qld)
 27
across Isaac
Approvals change year on year -75% +0%

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.

Retro Dysart
Houses — 7.7%
$440/wk on $299K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Retro Dysart
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 15% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 100% of QLD

Liveability

Retro Dysart
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Dysart carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Dysart carries more crime risk (63 vs 36).

Retro Dysart
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Moderate
63/100
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

Retro Dysart
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Retro

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

Schools in Dysart

  • Dysart State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Dysart State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Retro Dysart
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 86

Mobility

Retro sits further from the CBD (966.2 km vs 956.5 km).

Retro Dysart
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 966.2 km
+1% vs other
 956.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 673 min 653 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4723
 0.1%
postcode 4745
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4723
 15
postcode 4745

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.

Retro Dysart
Car (driver) 52.4% / 70.1%
Retro — Car (driver): 52.4% Dysart — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 47.6% / 6.1%
Retro — Worked from Home: 47.6% Dysart — Worked from Home: 6.1%
Car (passenger) — / 10.4%
Retro — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dysart — Car (passenger): 10.4%
Walked Only — / 7.8%
Retro — Walked Only: not among its largest Dysart — Walked Only: 7.8%
Bus — / 4.7%
Retro — Bus: not among its largest Dysart — Bus: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Retro Dysart
Elevation 300 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Retro Dysart
Connectivity score 15/100 70/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 47%
1,602 premises

Council rates

Retro Dysart
Average residential rate $1,276/yr $925/yr
Council Central Highlands (Qld) Isaac

Federal electorate

Retro Dysart
Division Flynn Capricornia
Member Colin Boyce Michelle Landry
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Retro Dysart
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Retro

Retirees Rural

Dysart

Affordable Rural

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