QLD · Mareeba Council
Dimbulah, QLD, 4872
Current weather
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79% humidity · 7.6 km/h wind · 26.2° / 14.1° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#240 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Dimbulah is a small locality in the Mareeba area, home to around 975 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 143 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-46%), roughly 146.7 offences per 1,000 residents, and 2 school and preschool sites in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 975
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,161
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 67 of 438
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,387
- Employment rate
- 50.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 28 / 0 / 12
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 143
- Against the person
- 33
- Against property
- 69
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 146.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 30 residents
- State safety percentile
- 18.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -45.6%
Most common offence types
- Assault17
- Drug Offences17
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)26
- Traffic And Related Offences16
- Unlawful Entry17
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 933.5
- Dimbulah State SchoolCombined
- St Anthony's SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Dimbulah Heritage ParkPark
- Town Hall ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Dimbulah Chemistpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- La Societe Fransaise des Metaux Rares treatment plant (former)State heritage place
- Thermo Electric Ore Reduction Corporation MillState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 49
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 43.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #240 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- La Societe Fransaise des Metaux Rares treatment plant (former)heritageState heritage place
- Thermo Electric Ore Reduction Corporation MillheritageState heritage place
- Dimbulah Chemisthealthpharmacy
- Dimbulah Heritage Parkgovernmentpark
- Town Hall Parkgovernmentpark
- Dimbulah State SchoolschoolsCombined
- St Anthony's SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Assaultcrime17
- Drug Offencescrime17
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime26
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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