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Dakabin QLD 4503

3,229 addresses · 77 streets

Longman Electorate › Moreton Bay LGA › Dakabin · 28 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Dakabin is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,275 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $1,689 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 37% of households own their home and 62% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,275Population
30Median age
$1,689Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dakabin - Kallangur statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dakabin itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dakabin, 850 m south-west · Bus interchange: North Lakes station, 3.7 km east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 22 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 33% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dakabin

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Dakabin QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202033.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202154.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 71.6%

Population by age in Dakabin
Population by age, Dakabin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4417
5-14781
15-19336
20-24469
25-341,065
35-44782
45-54617
55-64431
65-74262
75-8488
85+23
Dwelling types in Dakabin
Dwelling types, Dakabin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,102
Townhouse699
Apartment0
Other87
Households by weekly income in Dakabin
Households by weekly income, Dakabin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650178
$650-1,499616
$1,500-2,999735
$3,000+273
Top ancestries in Dakabin
Top ancestries, Dakabin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,107
Australian1,902
Other610
Scottish536
Irish483
Ancestry NS348
Housing tenure in Dakabin
Housing tenure, Dakabin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned217
Mortgage491
Rented1,173
Other9
Cars per household in Dakabin
Cars per household, Dakabin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
052
1802
2733
3205
4+90
Commute to work in Dakabin
Commute to work, Dakabin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,838
Train119
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle0
Home338
Top countries of birth in Dakabin
Top countries of birth, Dakabin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand364
England159
India76
Philippines68
South Africa57
Fiji35
Languages used at home in Dakabin
Languages used at home, Dakabin QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Samoan83
Punjabi55
Tagalog28
Hindi27
Filipino26
Spanish26

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,230 bird observations recorded near Dakabin — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dakabin

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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