QLD · Balonne Council
Dirranbandi, 4486
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Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Dirranbandi offers a slower smaller community life in Balonne, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because housing affordability and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in transport and access. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 610
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,266
- Dwelling vacancy
- 24.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 77 of 313
- Median monthly mortgage
- $650
- Employment rate
- 61.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 20 / 46 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
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 Jul 2026)
- 41
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 16
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 67.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 76 residents
- State safety percentile
- 82.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +15.2%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault6
- Other Property Damage5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)7
- Traffic And Related Offences10
- Weapons Act Offences4
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 838
- Dirranbandi P-10 State SchoolCombined
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Between Beverleigh Access and 3km south of Nulky RoadCastlereagh Highway / Dirranbandi Hebel Road, n/a03 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
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
- J. G. Hile ParkPark
- Railway ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- On site
- Dirranbandi Community PharmacyRailway Streetpharmacy
- Dirranbandi Multipurpose Health ServiceCrothers Streethospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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 overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 21.8/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6405th in Australia
- State rank
- 1471st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #508 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #947 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime6
- Other Property Damagecrime5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime7
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime10
- Weapons Act Offencescrime4
- Dirranbandi Community PharmacyhealthRailway Streetpharmacy
- Dirranbandi Multipurpose Health ServicehealthCrothers Streethospital
- J. G. Hile Parkgovernmentpark
- Railway Parkgovernmentpark
- Between Beverleigh Access and 3km south of Nulky RoadroadworksCastlereagh Highway / Dirranbandi Hebel Road, n/a03 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
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Comparable suburbs
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