Dimbulah QLD 4872
Dimbulah sits 1,779 km from Brisbane CBD in Queensland, around 20 hours 40 minutes by car. Census data records 975 residents with a median age of 48 and a median household income of $60,372 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 7.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,387. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 2 schools within the locality boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Dimbulah a good place to live?
Dimbulah scores a D (29/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and community.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 1778.7 km · 1241 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $460K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 65/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 48 · 975 residents
Liveability Rating
29 / 100 · Ranked #955 in QLDEach bar is Dimbulah's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Dimbulah?
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Our score
29 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataDimbulah's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $460,000, roughly 22% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$460,000
Based on 27 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 56 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 15 sales $330K
- 4 bed 8 sales $518K
Land
$197,500
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 162 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Dimbulah are currently listed at around $462,000 on average. Based on 8 houses listed in the past six months.
$462K
8 houses listed in the last 6 months.
8 of the suburb's 371 dwellings (2.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Dimbulah safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Dimbulah sits in the moderate band, with 24 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 4% on the prior year. The longer-run trend has eased steadily across the available years.
24 offences
4.3% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20249 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Two schools serve Dimbulah, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. St Anthony's School leads the pack.
- • 171 students across 2 schools (avg 86)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 869-998, median 934 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Dimbulah State School (121 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Dimbulah is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the locality there are 1 supermarket, 3 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Dimbulah.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 462
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Mareeba: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Dimbulah is home to 975 residents, with a median age of 48, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $60,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
975
Median Age
48
Median Household Income
$60,372/yr
Census Median Rent
$200/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,387/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$30,784/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
18.1%
Total Dwellings
371
Owner-Occupier Rate
75.2%
Houses
91.6%
Rental Stress
17.2%
Mortgage Stress
27.6%
Work From Home
24.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 69.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 73.9%
- Employment Rate
- 50.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 30.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
32 residents (3.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 926 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,628 a year through Mareeba based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Mareeba
In the year to August 2026, 76 new dwellings were approved across Mareeba. That mix is 69 houses and 7 units. Approvals are down 22.7% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this locality: 106 to 245 homes
- In 2 to 5 years 21 to 50 homes
- In 5 to 10 years 22 to 55 homes
- In 10 years or more 63 to 140 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (6 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
No native title party is registered for this area. Under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party is then whoever is recognised under tradition or custom as responsible for the area — which a native title register cannot show.
Climate & Setting
from Walkamin Research Station, 39.2 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 471 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 1,114 mm
- 84 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.3°C
- 7 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 13.8°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 4872, 6 of 4,459 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.5% (67 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4872, 1,036 rooftop-solar systems totalling 11.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,890 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 66 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 4872.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $460,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Bob Katter Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bob Katter | 40.7% | 59.3% | +0.8 |
| 2022 | Bob Katter | 39.8% | 60.2% | -4.3 |
| 2019 | Bob Katter | 35.5% | 64.5% | +7.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Shane Knuth Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shane Knuth KAP | 63.7% |
| 2020 | Shane Knuth KAP | 72.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
Looking at a specific address in Dimbulah?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 975 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Dimbulah
Is Dimbulah a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Dimbulah is moderate (65/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Dimbulah?
Dimbulah has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Dimbulah a good place to live?
Dimbulah has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (29/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Dimbulah?
Dimbulah, QLD had a population of 975 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Dimbulah, QLD?
The postcode for Dimbulah, QLD is 4872.
How far is Dimbulah from Brisbane?
Dimbulah is 1,779 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 1241 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Dimbulah?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Dimbulah was $60,372 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Dimbulah?
There are too few current rental listings in Dimbulah for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Dimbulah?
The median age of residents in Dimbulah was 48 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Dimbulah?
There are 2 schools inside the Dimbulah boundary: 1 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Dimbulah?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Dimbulah, Walkamin Research Station (39.2 km away), summer days average 30.3°C, winter nights 13.8°C, 1,114 mm of rain a year over 84 rainy days, and 7 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Dimbulah?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Dimbulah belong to?
Dimbulah sits within the Mareeba local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Dimbulah?
The average residential rates bill through Mareeba is $1,628 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Dimbulah?
Across Mareeba, 76 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 22.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Dimbulah in?
Dimbulah sits within the federal Division of Kennedy, currently held by Bob Katter (Katter's Australian Party (KAP)).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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