Wolfang vs Dysart

Dysart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 39 in Wolfang. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wolfang, most households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. In Dysart, most households rent. On these figures, Wolfang tends to suit couples, while Dysart suits renters and 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

  • Wolfang carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 63/100)
  • Dysart has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Dysart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dysart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (64% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $150/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dysart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (653 min vs 706 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (956.5 km vs 1025.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Wolfang carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 63/100)
  • Dysart has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Wolfang 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.

Wolfang 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.

Wolfang Dysart
Walkability 0 / 4
Wolfang — Walkability: 0/100 Dysart — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 83 / 37
Wolfang — Safety: 83/100 Dysart — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 69 / 75
Wolfang — Low fire risk: 69/100 Dysart — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Dysart has more residents (2,918 vs 84); Wolfang rents higher ($150/wk vs $100/wk).

Wolfang Dysart
Population 84 2,918
+3374% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% -2.4%
Median age 39 32
Median household income $110,500/yr $127,088/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk
+33% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wolfang Dysart
0-4 7.1% / 7.1%
Wolfang — 0-4: 7.1% Dysart — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 13.1% / 14.4%
Wolfang — 5-14: 13.1% Dysart — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 6.0% / 4.9%
Wolfang — 15-19: 6.0% Dysart — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 9.5% / 8.1%
Wolfang — 20-24: 9.5% Dysart — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 7.1% / 18.6%
Wolfang — 25-34: 7.1% Dysart — 25-34: 18.6%
35-44 11.9% / 15.3%
Wolfang — 35-44: 11.9% Dysart — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 20.2% / 14.3%
Wolfang — 45-54: 20.2% Dysart — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 16.7% / 11.2%
Wolfang — 55-64: 16.7% Dysart — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 3.6% / 4.8%
Wolfang — 65-74: 3.6% Dysart — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 — / 0.9%
Wolfang — 75-84: not among its largest Dysart — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ — / 0.1%
Wolfang — 85+: not among its largest Dysart — 85+: 0.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wolfang 100.0% couple families
Wolfang — Couple Families: 100.0% Wolfang — Lone Person: 0.0% Wolfang — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wolfang — Group Household: 0.0% Wolfang — Other Families: 0.0%
Dysart 43.7% couple families
Dysart — Couple Families: 43.7% Dysart — Lone Person: 35.9% Dysart — One Parent Families: 14.9% Dysart — Group Household: 4.4% Dysart — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wolfang 28.6% renting
Wolfang — Owned Outright: 42.9% Wolfang — Mortgage: 28.6% Wolfang — Renting: 28.6%
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.

Wolfang 100.0% houses
Wolfang — Houses: 100.0% Wolfang — Townhouses: 0.0% Wolfang — 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.

Wolfang Dysart
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 17.4%
Wolfang — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Dysart — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 3.8%
Wolfang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Dysart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 4.2%
Wolfang — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Dysart — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Wolfang — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dysart — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Wolfang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dysart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Property market

Wolfang 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

Wolfang Dysart
New dwellings approved 27
across Isaac
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Wolfang Dysart
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 100% of QLD

Liveability

Wolfang Dysart
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Dysart carries more crime risk (63 vs 17).

Wolfang Dysart
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
17/100
 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

Wolfang 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 Wolfang

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

Wolfang Dysart
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 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 10 86

Mobility

Wolfang sits further from the CBD (1025.9 km vs 956.5 km).

Wolfang Dysart
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 1025.9 km
+7% vs other
 956.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 706 min 653 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4721
 0.1%
postcode 4745
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 4721
 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.

Wolfang Dysart
Car (driver) 50.0% / 70.1%
Wolfang — Car (driver): 50.0% Dysart — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 38.1% / 6.1%
Wolfang — Worked from Home: 38.1% Dysart — Worked from Home: 6.1%
Walked Only 11.9% / 7.8%
Wolfang — Walked Only: 11.9% Dysart — Walked Only: 7.8%
Car (passenger) — / 10.4%
Wolfang — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dysart — Car (passenger): 10.4%
Bus — / 4.7%
Wolfang — Bus: not among its largest Dysart — Bus: 4.7%

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

Setting

Wolfang Dysart
Elevation 314 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Wolfang Dysart
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Isaac
same for both

Federal electorate

Wolfang Dysart
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wolfang

Rural

Dysart

Affordable Rural

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