Median price trend for houses
Based on 59 sales in the preceding 12 months
$985,000
Up 22.8% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $930k
- 4 bed
- $975k
- 5+ bed
- $1.12m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Dakabin
QLD 4503 · Moreton Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $985,000
- Median unit
- $792,000
- Population
- 5,275
- Postcode
- 4503
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Dakabin, Queensland
Property market insights for Dakabin
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Dakabin QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 104 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 8.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Dakabin, QLD is currently $985,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Dakabin has a 12-month growth rate of 22.8% for houses and 27.8% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $930,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $975,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,120,000 in Dakabin.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Dakabin is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Dakabin is $792,000, which has increased 27.8% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $730,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $817,000, Larger apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,140,000 in Dakabin. The median rent for units and apartments in Dakabin is $575 per week and has increased 4.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Dakabin safe?
The overall rate for Dakabin is 919 offences per 100,000 residents — 25% below the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Dakabin.
Overall crime rate
919
offences per 100,000 residents
25% belowGreater Brisbane
DakabinGreater Brisbane: 1,229
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Dakabin?
Dakabin QLD 4503 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
5,275 people call Dakabin home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,689 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,275
- Median age
- 30 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,800 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $360 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1522.7%Above
15–3435.5%Above
35–5426.5%Below
55–7413.1%Below
75 and over2.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses57.7%Below
Townhouses36.6%Above
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright11.5%Below
Paying a mortgage26.1%Below
Renting62.4%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.8%Below
One car42.4%Above
Two cars38.8%Above
Three or more15.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.3%Below
Drove to work62.8%Above
Train, tram or bus4.6%In line
Walked or cycled0.7%Below
What stands out in Dakabin
12.3% of workers in Dakabin worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Brisbane.
6.9% of Dakabin residents were born in New Zealand.
46.7% of people in Dakabin described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Dakabin
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Dakabin QLD 4503.
Is Dakabin family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
22.7% of Dakabin's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
1,440 family households lived in Dakabin; 38.1% were couple families and 27.9% were one-parent families.
47.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Dakabin?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Dakabin had 5,275 residents at the 2021 Census.
35.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
15.2% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Dakabin?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 57.7% of occupied private dwellings in Dakabin.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 36.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Dakabin?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
11.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
26.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
62.4% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Dakabin?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Dakabin had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 21.9% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 34.7%, while 25.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Dakabin?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
62.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
4.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Dakabin?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 42.4% of the total.
54.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Dakabin, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
35.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 64.6% reported a different address.
22.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Dakabin?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
82.4% of residents used only English at home.
11.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Dakabin residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
22.6% of Dakabin's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.4% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
1.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Dakabin?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 39.9% of ancestry responses in Dakabin.
Australian ancestry made up 36.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Dakabin?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
17.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 8.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.2% of workers, and education and training employed 7.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Dakabin?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 71.6%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
41.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Dakabin show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
14.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.5% reported asthma, 6.3% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Dakabin?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Dakabin?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,689 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,800.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $360 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Dakabin compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.3% in Dakabin, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 11.5% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 62.4% in Dakabin, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Dakabin
Is Dakabin expensive?
The median house price is $985,000, while units and apartments sit at $792,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Dakabin good for families?
The Census counted 1,440 local families, and 22.7% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Dakabin?
Larger houses have a median around $1,120,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Dakabin
74 streets in Dakabin
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abernant Ct
- Adraan Ct
- Alma Rd
- Alpaca St
- Antelope Street
- Apache St
- Aster St
- Bauer St
- Boundary Rd
- Bowerbird Cr
- Braxlaw Cr
- Capuchin Cl
- Civetta Ct
- Clearview Ct
- Conquest Bvd
- Corella St
- Corinto Ct
- Desert Flame Street
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- Duporth Cr
- Essencia Ave
- Fairy Wren Cct
- Finch Cl
- Firewheel Street
- Forina Ct
- Galaxy Ct
- Gardenia Cct
- Goodwin Rd
- Grevillea Street
- Gunsynd Dr
- Heron Cl
- Hiraji Pl
- Honeyeater Cr
- Hughes Rd East
- Hughes Rd West
- Kalamoun Ct
- Karaman Ct
- Keith Road
- Kestrel St
- Kingfisher St
- Leigh Cr
- Lemur Pde
- Llama Ct
- Lorikeet Pde
- Macaw Pl
- Marasco Ct
- Marmoset Cct
- Marsden Rd
- Meerkat Cr
- Midgley St
- Ming Dynasty Ct
- Monitor Avenue
- Nigella Street
- Nimbo Pl
- Old Gympie Rd
- Panda St
- Plantation Rd
- Python St
- Raffindale Ave
- Raimondo Ct
- Ridgeview Ct
- Schillachi Ct
- Shepherdson St
- Sullivan St
- Surround St
- Tahr Pl
- Taksan Ct
- Tamarin Ct
- Tapir St
- Tarsier St
- Thompson Rd
- Vanilla Lily Way
- Vibrant Ct
- Whitehorse Rd
- Whitehorse Road
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