Demographics

Dalby is approximately 323.22 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Dalby was 12719. The population is 50% male and 50% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Dalby are $1400 to $1799. The most common weekly income bracket is $800 to $999 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $275 to $349.

Description

Dalby is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, and is approximately 208 kilometres (129 mi) north northwest of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and Bunya Highways. Dalby is the administrative centre of the Western Downs Region and the centre of Australia's richest grain and cotton growing area. At the 2011 census, Dalby had a population of 12,299. In the heart of the downs, Dalby lays along the banks of the Myall Creek surrounded by an incredibly diverse cross section of farmers, all taking advantage of the rich black soil this area provides.