Bellthorpe vs Woodford
Woodford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 57 in Bellthorpe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bellthorpe, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bellthorpe tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents, while Woodford suits young adults.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Woodford
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 50%)
- But Bellthorpe carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 64/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Woodford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 9%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Woodford
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (77.2 km vs 94.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (75 min vs 90 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bellthorpe
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 64/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 16%)
- But Woodford has more GPs (3 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Woodford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.3% vs -12.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bellthorpe and Woodford drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Woodford has more residents (4,022 vs 108); Bellthorpe skews older (57 vs 38).
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 108 | 4,022 +3624% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.9% | +16.3% |
| Median age | 57 | 38 |
| Median household income | $63,076/yr | $72,436/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk | $328/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $847,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $662,000 |
| Median land price | — | $1,100,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 34 days from 42 sales |
Development activity
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6,996 across Moreton Bay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.3% $725/wk on $875K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 42% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 39% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 72% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 75% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 69% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 30/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Woodford carries more crime risk (64 vs 13); Bellthorpe carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 21).
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Bellthorpe
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Woodford
- Woodford State School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 8 |
| Childcare | 0 | 4 |
| GPs | 0 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 10 | 20 |
Mobility
Bellthorpe sits further from the CBD (94.3 km vs 77.2 km).
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 94.3 km +18% vs other | 77.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 90 min | 75 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 4514 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).
Setting
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 551 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 134 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 33.9 km | 24.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 64/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 47 premises | 38% 1,409 premises |
Climate
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moreton Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Longman same for both | |
| Member | Terry Young same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bellthorpe | Woodford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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