Who lives here
12,758
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age35
- Aged 65+15.4%
- Under 2536%
- Median household income$1,462/wk
- Median rent$260/wk
Western Downs, Queensland
A grain town that skews younger than you'd expect.
Dalby runs on agriculture. The Western Downs council area counts 2,423 agriculture, forestry and fishing businesses, easily the largest sector locally, and the town works as the service centre for the cropping and grazing country around it. Population is 12,758 and household income runs $1,462 a week, comfortable rather than flush. The age profile breaks the stereotype though: 36.0% of residents are under 25, a young town built on servicing someone else's paddock rather than a retirement stop on the way through.
Dalby already carries an estimated 1,940 local businesses, which means the mechanic on the highway strip isn't just competing with the workshop next door, he's up against every other Western Downs mechanic who already shows up when a farmhand searches on his phone. The same pressure sits on the agricultural contractor still quoting jobs over the phone, the machinery dealer running stock lists on a whiteboard, and the real estate agent chasing rentals for the transport crews passing through. Rental, hiring and real estate runs to 487 businesses across the Western Downs and transport and warehousing another 294, proof of how much of this town's trade is people passing through rather than stopping to look. Whoever answers the search first gets the call, not necessarily whoever does the better job.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Dalby market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Dalby itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Western Downs area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,940
businesses in Dalby (estimated*)
- Western Downs total5,215
- Solo / non-employing3,619
- 1–4 staff1,107
- 5–19 staff382
- 20+ staff107
91% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Western Downs (2025)
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Agriculture, forestry & fishing2,423
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Construction570
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Rental, hiring & real estate487
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Transport, postal & warehousing294
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Other services280
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Retail trade192
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Dalby businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Ag & Trade Contractor Site
Typical price
$3,200 – $7,800
Timeline
2–3 weeks
Built for mechanics, agricultural contractors and machinery dealers who need calls and quote requests, not a brochure.
- Click-to-call on every page
- Quote request form with photo upload
- Service area map for Western Downs
- Google Business Profile setup
Real Estate & Rental Site
Typical price
$4,800 – $11,500
Timeline
4–6 weeks
Listings, search filters and inspection booking for agents managing sales and rentals across the district.
- Searchable property listings
- Online rental application form
- Inspection time booking
- Map view of local listings
Transport & Freight Site
Typical price
$3,400 – $8,900
Timeline
3–4 weeks
Instant quote forms and route coverage pages for freight, transport and warehousing operators serving the region.
- Instant freight quote calculator
- Route and coverage area map
- Driver and fleet careers page
- Mobile-first for on-road use
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Why FindDevs in Dalby
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Dalby the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Dalby's actual customers.
The median age in Dalby is 35. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Dalby questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A trade or contractor site with a call button, quote form and service area map runs $3,200 - $7,800 and takes 2-3 weeks. A real estate or rental listings site with search and inspection booking runs $4,800 - $11,500 over 4-6 weeks. A transport or freight site with an instant quote calculator sits at $3,400 - $8,900 over 3-4 weeks. You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours of sending your brief, so you can compare before committing to anything.
No. FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers based on your brief, not your postcode. What matters for a Western Downs business is that the site works on a farm ute's phone signal, states a price clearly and gets found when someone searches from Chinchilla, Tara or further out. None of that requires the developer to have an office in Dalby, it requires them to build a fast, mobile-first site and set up the local search terms that matter here.
Turnaround depends on the project. A straightforward trade or contractor site is usually 2-3 weeks from brief to launch. A rental or real estate listings site with booking and search functionality takes 4-6 weeks because there's more to build and test. Whatever the timeline, you get three fixed-price quotes within 24 hours of sending your brief, so the clock on the actual build doesn't start until you've picked a developer and agreed a scope.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Dalby businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
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Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Dalby, by registered businesses in Western Downs. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
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