Samsonvale vs Dayboro

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Samsonvale: a median of $2 million, against $1.27 million in Dayboro, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Samsonvale tends to suit couples, while Dayboro suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Samsonvale carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 33/100)
  • Dayboro has more parks and reserves (11 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Dayboro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,275,000 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dayboro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $575/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dayboro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Samsonvale carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 33/100)
  • Dayboro is more walkable (67/100 vs 10/100)

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

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

Samsonvale Dayboro
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.

Samsonvale Dayboro
Walkability 10 / 67
Samsonvale — Walkability: 10/100 Dayboro — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 89 / 67
Samsonvale — Safety: 89/100 Dayboro — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 48 / 100
Samsonvale — Low fire risk: 48/100 Dayboro — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dayboro has more residents (2,376 vs 674); Samsonvale has higher household incomes ($169,000 vs $119,756).

Samsonvale Dayboro
Population 674 2,376
+253% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.2% +12.1%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $169,000/yr
+29% vs other
 $119,756/yr
Median weekly rent $575/wk
+29% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Samsonvale Dayboro
0-4 4.6% / 5.6%
Samsonvale — 0-4: 4.6% Dayboro — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 18.2% / 17.3%
Samsonvale — 5-14: 18.2% Dayboro — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 8.2% / 6.5%
Samsonvale — 15-19: 8.2% Dayboro — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.9% / 3.6%
Samsonvale — 20-24: 4.9% Dayboro — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 6.1% / 10.3%
Samsonvale — 25-34: 6.1% Dayboro — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 14.2% / 14.3%
Samsonvale — 35-44: 14.2% Dayboro — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 22.0% / 15.4%
Samsonvale — 45-54: 22.0% Dayboro — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 10.1% / 12.4%
Samsonvale — 55-64: 10.1% Dayboro — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 8.8% / 10.1%
Samsonvale — 65-74: 8.8% Dayboro — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 2.1% / 3.4%
Samsonvale — 75-84: 2.1% Dayboro — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.4% / 1.2%
Samsonvale — 85+: 0.4% Dayboro — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Samsonvale 79.7% couple families
Samsonvale — Couple Families: 79.7% Samsonvale — Lone Person: 8.3% Samsonvale — One Parent Families: 12.0% Samsonvale — Other Families: 0.0% Samsonvale — Group Household: 0.0%
Dayboro 65.1% couple families
Dayboro — Couple Families: 65.1% Dayboro — Lone Person: 21.3% Dayboro — One Parent Families: 9.9% Dayboro — Other Families: 2.1% Dayboro — Group Household: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Samsonvale 5.9% renting
Samsonvale — Owned Outright: 24.3% Samsonvale — Mortgage: 69.7% Samsonvale — Renting: 5.9%
Dayboro 9.7% renting
Dayboro — Owned Outright: 30.9% Dayboro — Mortgage: 59.4% Dayboro — Renting: 9.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Samsonvale Dayboro
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 17.5%
Samsonvale — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Dayboro — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.5% / 12.9%
Samsonvale — Bachelor Degree: 13.5% Dayboro — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 9.9%
Samsonvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Dayboro — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 2.3%
Samsonvale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Dayboro — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.2%
Samsonvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Dayboro — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Samsonvale Dayboro
England 5.8% / 7.2%
Samsonvale — England: 5.8% Dayboro — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.6%
Samsonvale — New Zealand: 1.8% Dayboro — New Zealand: 1.6%
South Africa 1.2% / 1.1%
Samsonvale — South Africa: 1.2% Dayboro — South Africa: 1.1%
Germany 0.7% / 0.7%
Samsonvale — Germany: 0.7% Dayboro — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Samsonvale — Netherlands: not among its largest Dayboro — Netherlands: 0.5%
Italy 0.4% / —
Samsonvale — Italy: 0.4% Dayboro — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Samsonvale 100.0% houses
Samsonvale — Houses: 100.0% Samsonvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Samsonvale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Dayboro 96.4% houses
Dayboro — Houses: 96.4% Dayboro — Flats / Apartments: 2.8% Dayboro — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Samsonvale Dayboro
Median house price $2,000,000 $1,275,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 14 sales

Development activity

Samsonvale Dayboro
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Samsonvale Dayboro
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD

Liveability

Dayboro is more walkable (67 vs 10); Dayboro scores higher overall (80 vs 67).

Samsonvale Dayboro
Grade A
same for both
Score 67/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Samsonvale carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Dayboro carries more crime risk (33 vs 11).

Samsonvale Dayboro
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
33/100
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

Samsonvale Dayboro
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 Samsonvale

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

Schools in Dayboro

  • Dayboro State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Samsonvale Dayboro
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 11
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Samsonvale Dayboro
Walkability score 10/100 67/100
Distance to Brisbane 44.1 km 44.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 52 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 4520
 1.2%
postcode 4521
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4520
 98
postcode 4521

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.

Samsonvale Dayboro
Car (driver) 64.6% / 69.5%
Samsonvale — Car (driver): 64.6% Dayboro — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 21.4%
Samsonvale — Worked from Home: 25.4% Dayboro — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 3.8%
Samsonvale — Car (passenger): 5.4% Dayboro — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 4.6% / 2.6%
Samsonvale — Walked Only: 4.6% Dayboro — Walked Only: 2.6%
Train — / 2.4%
Samsonvale — Train: not among its largest Dayboro — Train: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.5%).

Setting

Samsonvale Dayboro
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.2 km 20.6 km

NBN connectivity

Samsonvale Dayboro
Connectivity score 29/100 73/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
189 premises
 51%
939 premises

Climate

Samsonvale Dayboro
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Samsonvale Dayboro
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Samsonvale Dayboro
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Samsonvale Dayboro
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Samsonvale Dayboro
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Samsonvale

Family Outer

Dayboro

Acreage Family Outer Parks

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