Bracalba vs Woodford

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bracalba, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bracalba tends to suit couples.

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 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Bracalba is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 61%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bracalba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Woodford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($328/wk vs $550/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bracalba

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (65.1 km vs 77.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 75 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodford

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Bracalba is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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 -12.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bracalba 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.

Bracalba Woodford
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Bracalba Woodford
Walkability 10 / 0
Bracalba — Walkability: 10/100 Woodford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 6 / 36
Bracalba — Safety: 6/100 Woodford — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 66 / 79
Bracalba — Low fire risk: 66/100 Woodford — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Woodford has more residents (4,022 vs 97); Bracalba rents higher ($550/wk vs $328/wk).

Bracalba Woodford
Population 97 4,022
+4046% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.6% +16.3%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $117,000/yr
+38% vs other
 $72,436/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+40% vs other
 $328/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bracalba Woodford
0-4 6.2% / 3.3%
Bracalba — 0-4: 6.2% Woodford — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 10.3% / 7.3%
Bracalba — 5-14: 10.3% Woodford — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 5.2% / 3.8%
Bracalba — 15-19: 5.2% Woodford — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 10.3% / 7.4%
Bracalba — 20-24: 10.3% Woodford — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 16.5% / 22.0%
Bracalba — 25-34: 16.5% Woodford — 25-34: 22.0%
35-44 12.4% / 16.9%
Bracalba — 35-44: 12.4% Woodford — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 15.5% / 12.1%
Bracalba — 45-54: 15.5% Woodford — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 15.5% / 10.8%
Bracalba — 55-64: 15.5% Woodford — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 7.2% / 9.9%
Bracalba — 65-74: 7.2% Woodford — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 4.1% / 4.4%
Bracalba — 75-84: 4.1% Woodford — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 3.1% / 2.1%
Bracalba — 85+: 3.1% Woodford — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 70.8% couple families
Bracalba — Couple Families: 70.8% Bracalba — One Parent Families: 29.2% Bracalba — Lone Person: 0.0% Bracalba — Group Household: 0.0% Bracalba — Other Families: 0.0%
Woodford 41.0% couple families
Woodford — Couple Families: 41.0% Woodford — One Parent Families: 20.0% Woodford — Lone Person: 33.4% Woodford — Group Household: 4.1% Woodford — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 19.4% renting
Bracalba — Owned Outright: 38.9% Bracalba — Mortgage: 41.7% Bracalba — Renting: 19.4%
Woodford 19.5% renting
Woodford — Owned Outright: 37.6% Woodford — Mortgage: 42.9% Woodford — Renting: 19.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 100.0% houses
Bracalba — Houses: 100.0% Bracalba — Townhouses: 0.0% Bracalba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodford 95.3% houses
Woodford — Houses: 95.3% Woodford — Townhouses: 3.5% Woodford — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bracalba Woodford
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 14.2%
Bracalba — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Woodford — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 4.6%
Bracalba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Woodford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 6.2%
Bracalba — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Woodford — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Bracalba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woodford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Bracalba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Woodford — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Property market

Bracalba 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

Bracalba Woodford
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bracalba Woodford
Houses — 4.3%
$725/wk on $875K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bracalba Woodford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of QLD

Liveability

Bracalba is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bracalba Woodford
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bracalba carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 21); Bracalba carries more crime risk (94 vs 64).

Bracalba Woodford
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
21/100
Crime High
94/100
 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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bracalba 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 Bracalba

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

Bracalba Woodford
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 1 20

Mobility

Woodford sits further from the CBD (77.2 km vs 65.1 km).

Bracalba Woodford
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 65.1 km 77.2 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 75 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4512
 0.7%
postcode 4514

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.

Bracalba Woodford
Car (driver) 60.5% / 78.3%
Bracalba — Car (driver): 60.5% Woodford — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 39.5% / 12.7%
Bracalba — Worked from Home: 39.5% Woodford — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Bracalba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Woodford — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only — / 2.7%
Bracalba — Walked Only: not among its largest Woodford — Walked Only: 2.7%
Train — / 1.2%
Bracalba — Train: not among its largest Woodford — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Bracalba Woodford
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.0 km 24.2 km

NBN connectivity

Bracalba Woodford
Connectivity score 29/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 38%
1,409 premises

Climate

Bracalba Woodford
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bracalba Woodford
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Bracalba 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

Bracalba Woodford
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bracalba

River Rural

Woodford

Acreage Multicultural

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