QLD · Moreton Bay Council

Dayboro, 4521

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,201

Growth (1 yr)

+1.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+9.2%

Median age

40

Median income

$2,303/wk

Employment rate

64.6%

Languages at home

3.5%non-English

Most common: German, French, Mandarin

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

76.1/100
Excellent

Top 2% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 77% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Education hub
  • Café precinct
What Dayboro is known for: High desirability, Green suburb, National parks, Education hub, Café precinct

Suburb profile

Dayboro is a hillside smaller community in Moreton Bay Council, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. Regional calm with capital access on standby: close enough for outings to Brisbane, distant enough to feel unhurried. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout.

Local eateries and coffee spots give the area a friendly, everyday social rhythm. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many regional towns, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.

Reported crime has been falling recently. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.

Desirability rates excellent overall, led by transport and access, plus community and employment, while schools and education land closer to the middle of the pack for similar regional towns.

At a glance

Dayboro snapshot

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

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

No data available

Population (ERP)

2,201

+1.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.6%

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

#1

among Country & regional · Emerging

Safety

2nd

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

65th

percentile in QLD

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

66th

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
76.1/100 — Excellent
State standing
Top 2% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
43rd in Australia
State rank
25th in QLD
Peer rank
#1 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#2 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
77%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

2,201(June 2025)

+1.6% annual · +9.2% over 5 years · 65th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.6%
5-year growth
+9.2%
Change in 1 year
+34
Change in 5 years
+186
Growth rank in QLD
65th 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 (~2,400), extrapolated at +1.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,376
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,303
Dwelling vacancy
4.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
38 of 820
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Employment rate
64.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
757 / 6 / 6 (+ 8 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
22
Against the person
6
Against property
8
Rate per 1,000 residents
10
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 396 residents
State safety percentile
2.2th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-28.6%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences8
  • Other Offences Against The Person6
  • Assault5
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)6
  • Weapons Act Offences7

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime MapQueensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,043
Median ICSEA percentile
66th
School list
  • Dayboro State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1043 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 322 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • LEAD Childcarekindergarten
  • childcarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare servicesOpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

62 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 places of worship · 1 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily errands
  • Great for outdoor family life9 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
37/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.42
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.53
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.79
Food & drink(6)
  • Dayboro BakeryBakery
  • The Old StorehouseCafe
  • Johnny's Pizza PlaceFast food

    Unit 1 13 Williams Street

  • Crown Hotel DayboroPub

    1 Bradley Street, Dayboro

  • Dayboro Bowls ClubPub
  • The Dayboro DropRestaurant
Shopping(3)
  • Dayboro Village MeatsButcher

    11 Williams Street, Dayboro

  • Star MartConvenience store
  • IGASupermarket

    1

Community(5)
  • Childcare
  • Dayboro Community HallCommunity centre

    6 Bradley Street, Dayboro

  • Dayboro Meeting HubCommunity centre
  • LEAD ChildcareKindergarten
  • Dayboro State SchoolSchool

    58 McKenzie Street, Dayboro

Health & services(2)
  • Dayboro Valley HealthMedical clinic

    2-4 Williams Street

  • Veterinary
Sport & outdoors(12)
  • Dog park
  • Campdraft ParkPark

    Saddleback Drive, Dayboro

  • Henry Bradley ParkPark
  • Lions ParkPark
  • Mervyn Kenman ParkPark
  • Park
  • Roderick A. Cruice ParkPark
  • Playground
  • Dayboro Bowls ClubSports field
  • Dayboro Soccer ClubSports field
  • Sports field
  • Dayboro Pool & GymSwimming pool
Entertainment(1)
  • Roderick A. Cruice Park AmphitheatreTheatre
Other(19)
  • Entangle Living ArtArt

    Unit 6 38 Williams Street, Dayboro

  • Butterfly Lane BoutiqueClothes
  • Dayboro Fire and Rescue StationFire station
  • Fitness Station
  • Hay CottageGallery
  • Dayboro CottageInformation
  • Parking (14)
  • Parking Space (2)
  • CaltexPetrol station

    36 Williams Street, Dayboro

  • Place of worship
  • Dayboro Police StationPolice

    12-14 Bradley Street, Dayboro

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Dayboro LPOPost office
  • Public toilets
  • Recycling
  • Shelter
  • TelstraTelephone
  • University of Queensland Vets DayboroUniversity
  • Waste Basket

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

8 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Apex ParkPark
  • Campdraft ParkPark
  • Frederick Nethersole ParkPark
  • Henry Bradley ParkPark
  • Hillview Court ReservePark
  • Lions ParkPark
  • Mervyn Kenman ParkPark
  • Roderick A. Cruice ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
18
Parks (OSM)
9

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Place of worship

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Caboolture Satellite Hospital (18.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
  • Dayboro Valley HealthWilliams StreetDoctor
  • Fix PodiatryPodiatrist
  • Your PhysioPhysiotherapist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
49
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.3

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
29° / 20°
Rainfall
498 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
26° / 17°
Rainfall
406 mm · ~51 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
196 mm · ~24 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
26° / 15°
Rainfall
256 mm · ~32 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Dickson
Member of Parliament
Ali FRANCE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
119,375
Turnout (2025)
92.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+7.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 44.0%Labor 56.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 17.2 km away).

Coalition 55.7%Labor 44.3%

11.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • DayboroLabor 43.9% · Coalition 56.1% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • CloseburnLabor 48.1% · Coalition 51.9% TPP (2025)14.3 km away
  • KurwongbahLabor 63.8% · Coalition 36.2% TPP (2025)15.4 km away
  • WarnerLabor 53.0% · Coalition 47.0% TPP (2025)16.0 km away
  • Warner WestLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)16.0 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)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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 (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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