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Suburb profile ·Balonne LGA · QLD ·4486

Dirranbandi QLD 4486

Dirranbandi is in Balonne LGA, QLD, postcode 4486, with population 610.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $145/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 610 610 local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Dirranbandi depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Property prices and Transport.

5
Available
1
Verify
2
Missing
Development momentum

6 latest-year approvals in Balonne, +0.0% YoY; population +0.1% YoY (-0.2% 5yr).

Open development signals
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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Dec 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

Dirranbandi depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Property prices and Transport.

Next step

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Direct
5

Crime, Schools, Hospitals, Population growth

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
2

Property prices, Transport

Decision intelligence
Verify-first

Dirranbandi currently reads as a verify-first candidate.

The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

Verify the weak evidence layer first, then compare it against a better-covered suburb.

Why it fits

No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Property prices, Transport

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 1 matched, including Dirranbandi P-10 State School.
Crime: 6,983 per 100k at the Balonne LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$650
Median rent · wk$145

Full data detail

Dirranbandi QLD

Postcode 4486 · Balonne LGA

Dirranbandi is a small community in Queensland within the Balonne local government area (postcode 4486). With a population of 610, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median weekly rent is $145 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $650.

Dirranbandi is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 838, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Balonne LGA is moderate at 6,983 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+0.1% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage2/10
Education3/10
Economic2/10
Disadvantage2/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$145
Population
610
Demographics
Median age44
Household size2.2
HH income /wk$1,266
Personal income /wk$756
Mortgage /mth$650
Crime (Balonne LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)6,983
Total incidents6,983
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA838
Total students72
Government1
Dirranbandi P-10 State SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 838
Hospitals (1)
Dirranbandi Hospitalpublic
Population growth (Balonne LGA)
Population (2025)4,350
5-year growth-0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
Development (Balonne LGA)
Approvals (2026)6
Houses6
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Dec 2026 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
Available
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: Year ending Dec 2026
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Dirranbandi FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Dirranbandi in?

    Dirranbandi is in the Balonne Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4486. Council-level context for Balonne LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Dirranbandi?

    The median weekly rent in Dirranbandi is $145/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Dirranbandi a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Dirranbandi show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Dirranbandi?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Dirranbandi data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.