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Dalby, 4405

Est. population · Jun 2025

13,355

Growth (1 yr)

+0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.8%

Median age

35

Median income

$1,462/wk

Employment rate

59.5%

University qualified

11.4%

Work from home

4.9%

Languages at home

5.1%non-English

Most common: Tagalog, Filipino, Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

31.6/100
Below average

1292nd in QLD

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Rural living
What Dalby is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Holiday parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Dalby is a rural locality in Queensland, in Western Downs Council. Notable landmarks include Dalby Fire Station, St John's Anglican Church and Dalby War Memorial and Gates.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Health access is an exceptional strength. School access is exceptionally strong. Crime in the wider postcode 4405 remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 15% year on year. The main trade-offs are weaker population growth and lower socio-economic advantage, with population growth 58% below the peer median.

Dalby is a better fit for people who value school access and local amenities more than population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Queensland (1448)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Health access is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining
  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

  • Dalby Fire Station
  • St John's Anglican Church
  • Dalby War Memorial and Gates
  • Crime in the wider postcode 4405 remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Dalby compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$500/wk

Population (ERP)

13,355

+0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

11.3%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#178

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

86th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

28th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

36%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

23rd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
31.6/100 — Below average
National rank
6203rd in Australia
State rank
1292nd in QLD
Peer rank
#178 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#785 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$500

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

13,355(June 2025)

+0.5% annual · +2.8% over 5 years · 28th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+2.8%
Change in 1 year
+67
Change in 5 years
+360
Growth rank in QLD
28th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~13,600), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
12,758
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$1,462
Dwelling vacancy
11.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
579 of 5,126
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$260
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
29.3% / 34.9% / 35.8%
Employment rate
59.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
4.9% / 0.7% / 78%
Walked or cycled to work
4.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4,145 / 357 / 11 (+ 27 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

11.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 23.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.4% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified6.9% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational23.1% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below58.5% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies23.2%
  • Management and commerce19.6%
  • Education11.2%
  • Health11.2%
  • Society and culture11.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services7.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$56,066

53rd percentile in QLD · -5% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$61,108

51st percentile in QLD · -6% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

53rd percentile in QLD · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$64,249

41st percentile in QLD · +1% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

22nd percentile in QLD · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4405 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
9,015
Taxpayers reporting net rent
967
Median net rent
$342
Taxpayers reporting business income
723
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
0%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
-7%
Business income vs state median
-20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

8.0% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 3.5× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.5% across Queensland.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
8.0%

49th percentile in QLD · +248% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
469
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 4405

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Labourers140
  • Managers132
  • Machinery operators and drivers75
  • Clerical and administrative workers46
  • Technicians and trades workers31
  • Professionals21

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 4405 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Darling Downs - Maranoa (SA4 307), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12132,726
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 84121,701
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12141,694
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,638
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211878
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415856
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419729
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416249
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841354
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Darling Downs - Maranoa is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 5,871 · AFF share +220% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

5.1% speak a language other than English at home; 8.6% born overseas

Language at home
11,313 English only · 606 other
Non-English at home
5.1%
Born overseas
1,020 (8.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
1,122 (8.8%)
Australian citizens
11,425
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
16

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Tagalog66 · 27.2%
  • Filipino55 · 22.6%
  • Afrikaans27 · 11.1%
  • Hindi16 · 6.6%
  • Cantonese9 · 3.7%
  • Australian Indigenous languages8 · 3.3%
  • Korean8 · 3.3%
  • Malayalam8 · 3.3%

Religion

60.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 60.1%, while 30.5% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion30.5%40.7%
Christianity60.1%45.7%
Other / not stated9.4%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic21.7%18.6%
Anglican15.1%11.3%
Presbyterian and Reformed6.5%2.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.7%3.1%
Uniting Church3.6%3.6%
Baptist3.1%1.7%
Lutheran2.7%0.9%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4405, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
1,256
Against the person
287
Against property
391
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
125.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 44 residents
State crime-rate percentile
85.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-15.5%

Most common offence types

  • Assault95
  • Drug Offences288
  • Good Order Offences167
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)219
  • Traffic And Related Offences200

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
5
Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
946
Median ICSEA percentile
23th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Dalby Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1009 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 419 students · Top SEA quarter 14%View on My School →
  • Dalby South State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 910 · 13th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 487 students · Top SEA quarter 4%View on My School →
  • Dalby State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 946 · 23th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 1,090 students · Top SEA quarter 6%View on My School →
  • Dalby State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 942 · 22th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 505 students · Top SEA quarter 7%View on My School →
  • Our Lady of the Southern Cross CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1021 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 681 students · Top SEA quarter 13%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Dalby SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Dalby South SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Dalby SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Jimbour SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kaimkillenbun SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • ABC Developmental Learning Centrechildcare
  • Stuart Street Childcare and Kindergartenchildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

6 mapped amenities

1 caravan parks · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 13 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.02
Sport & outdoors(4)
  • Amos Street FootbridgeCycling route
  • Billie Williams BridgeCycling route
  • Jacko Cavanagh BridgeCycling route
  • Mercy BridgeCycling route
Camping & holiday parks(2)
  • Pioner Village Caravan ParkCampground
  • Dalby Tourist Park - Myall CreekCaravan park

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

3 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Dalby Croquet Club

    Croquet

  • Dalby Golf Club

    Golf · +61 7 4662 4622;+61 7 4662 2259

  • Dalby Golf Club

    Golf

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

11 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Anzac ParkPark
  • Bell ParkPark
  • Children parkPark
  • Gray ParkPark
  • Myall Creek ParklandsPark
  • The Ridges ParkPark
  • Thomas Jack Memorial ParkPark
  • Williams ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.1%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
19
Parks (OSM)
13
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
12
Nearest hospital
Dalby Health Services (2.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
2
Residential aged-care places
128

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Active PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapist
  • AmcalPharmacy
  • Better Movement ClinicPhysiotherapist
  • Dalby & District Friendly Society Dispensary Ltd.Pharmacy
  • Dalby ChiropracticAlternative
  • Dalby Family DentalDentist
  • Dalby Health ServicesHospital
  • Dalby Hospital Accident and EmergencyHospital
  • Eva's PlaceCounselling
  • Eyecare EyewareOptometrist
Aged-care services
  • Karingal Nursing HomeDALBYResidential
  • NinganaDALBYResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
402
Participants per 1,000 residents
30.1

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 18°
Rainfall
247 mm · ~31 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
27° / 13°
Rainfall
133 mm · ~17 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 5°
Rainfall
85 mm · ~11 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
27° / 12°
Rainfall
161 mm · ~20 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Roadworks & transport

2 active roadworks / incidents

  • Between Archibald Street and New StreetCondamine Street23 Aug 2026 – 27 Nov 2026
  • Between Warrego Highway and Ashmore StreetDalby Jandowae Road16 Oct 2026 – 17 Oct 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Heritage

7 heritage places

  • Dalby Fire StationState heritage place
  • Dalby State High SchoolState heritage place
  • Dalby Swimming Pool ComplexState heritage place
  • Dalby Town Council Chambers and Offices (former)State heritage place
  • Dalby War Memorial and GatesState heritage place
  • St Columba's Convent (former)State heritage place
  • St John's Anglican ChurchState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Maranoa
Member of Parliament
David LITTLEPROUD (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
115,520
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.8 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 74.0%Labor 26.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 42.3 km away).

Coalition 72.9%Labor 27.1%

1.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Dalby NorthLabor 28.7% · Coalition 71.3% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
  • Dalby WestLabor 22.3% · Coalition 77.7% TPP (2025)5.0 km away
  • DalbyLabor 30.4% · Coalition 69.6% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
  • Dalby SouthLabor 28.0% · Coalition 72.0% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
  • KaimkillenbunLabor 14.6% · Coalition 85.4% TPP (2025)20.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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