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Dalby QLD 4405

7,144 addresses · 288 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Western Downs LGA › Dalby · 177 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Dalby is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 12,758 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,462 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

12,758Population
35Median age
$1,462Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dalby, 850 m north-east · Airport: Dalby Aerodrome, 2.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 1.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dalby

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

Tree cover measures, Dalby QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 62.5%

Population by age in Dalby
Population by age, Dalby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4833
5-142,051
15-19874
20-24832
25-341,675
35-441,493
45-541,622
55-641,415
65-741,074
75-84614
85+278
Dwelling types in Dalby
Dwelling types, Dalby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House4,145
Townhouse357
Apartment11
Other27
Households by weekly income in Dalby
Households by weekly income, Dalby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650778
$650-1,4991,360
$1,500-2,9991,415
$3,000+620
Top ancestries in Dalby
Top ancestries, Dalby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian5,438
English4,981
Irish1,397
German1,244
Scottish1,214
Aboriginal1,071
Housing tenure in Dalby
Housing tenure, Dalby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,299
Mortgage1,551
Rented1,590
Other61
Cars per household in Dalby
Cars per household, Dalby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0260
11,555
21,684
3645
4+347
Commute to work in Dalby
Commute to work, Dalby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,474
Train0
Bus37
Tram/ferry6
Walked221
Bicycle46
Home285
Top countries of birth in Dalby
Top countries of birth, Dalby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines278
New Zealand177
England127
South Africa89
India44
Fiji27
Languages used at home in Dalby
Languages used at home, Dalby QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog140
Filipino106
Afrikaans55
Hindi29
Australian Indigenous22
Mandarin18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,004 bird observations recorded near Dalby — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dalby

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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