Dalby vs Toowoomba - Central

Dalby and Toowoomba - Central are both Queensland regional centres, but they offer very different levels of accessibility. Toowoomba - Central is far more connected, with a street connectivity score of 97 compared to 25 in Dalby. Residents in Toowoomba - Central are much more likely to live within a short walk of public transport (79.5% versus 0.0% in Dalby) and parks (96.5% versus 78.5% in Dalby). While Dalby has a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (75.5% compared to 71.2%), Toowoomba - Central has a larger First Nations population and higher Year 12 completion rates for that group.

These two areas have tracked closely in some areas, as the gap in First Nations household income remains very small. However, the divide in walkability is widening, with Toowoomba - Central now far more likely to have 15-minute-city walksheds (72.5% versus 58.1%). Both areas are similar in other ways, such as the proportion of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, which sits around 50% for both.