Buxton vs Goodwood

Goodwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 63 in Buxton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Buxton, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Goodwood: a median of $1.07 million, against $508,000 in Buxton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Buxton tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Goodwood suits families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Buxton carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 83/100)
  • Goodwood is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 29%)

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

First-home buyers

Buxton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($507,500 vs $1,072,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Buxton has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Goodwood leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

Buxton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (216 min vs 226 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (314 km vs 328.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Buxton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 17%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Buxton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.9% vs -11.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Buxton and Goodwood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Buxton Goodwood
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.

Buxton Goodwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Buxton — Walkability: 0/100 Goodwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 17
Buxton — Safety: 80/100 Goodwood — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 27 / 42
Buxton — Low fire risk: 27/100 Goodwood — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Buxton has more residents (507 vs 155); Goodwood has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $41,392).

Buxton Goodwood
Population 507
+69% vs other
 155
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.9% -11.4%
Median age 63 43
Median household income $41,392/yr $61,724/yr
+49% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buxton Goodwood
0-4 1.8% / 3.2%
Buxton — 0-4: 1.8% Goodwood — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 6.1% / 18.1%
Buxton — 5-14: 6.1% Goodwood — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 2.0% / 7.7%
Buxton — 15-19: 2.0% Goodwood — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 1.0% / 1.9%
Buxton — 20-24: 1.0% Goodwood — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 3.4% / 5.2%
Buxton — 25-34: 3.4% Goodwood — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 3.0% / 13.5%
Buxton — 35-44: 3.0% Goodwood — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.0% / 19.4%
Buxton — 45-54: 13.0% Goodwood — 45-54: 19.4%
55-64 25.0% / 14.2%
Buxton — 55-64: 25.0% Goodwood — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 29.8% / 14.8%
Buxton — 65-74: 29.8% Goodwood — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 13.0% / 1.9%
Buxton — 75-84: 13.0% Goodwood — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 1.8% / —
Buxton — 85+: 1.8% Goodwood — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buxton 60.6% lone person
Buxton — Lone Person: 60.6% Buxton — Couple Families: 17.2% Buxton — One Parent Families: 12.1% Buxton — Group Household: 7.1% Buxton — Other Families: 3.0%
Goodwood 22.9% lone person
Goodwood — Lone Person: 22.9% Goodwood — Couple Families: 42.9% Goodwood — One Parent Families: 25.7% Goodwood — Group Household: 8.6% Goodwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buxton 13.9% renting
Buxton — Owned Outright: 63.9% Buxton — Mortgage: 22.2% Buxton — Renting: 13.9%
Goodwood 15.7% renting
Goodwood — Owned Outright: 37.3% Goodwood — Mortgage: 47.1% Goodwood — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Buxton Goodwood
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 14.2%
Buxton — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Goodwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 6.5%
Buxton — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Goodwood — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 5.2%
Buxton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Goodwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Buxton Goodwood
New Zealand 3.2% / 4.5%
Buxton — New Zealand: 3.2% Goodwood — New Zealand: 4.5%
England 5.1% / 2.6%
Buxton — England: 5.1% Goodwood — England: 2.6%
Philippines — / 2.6%
Buxton — Philippines: not among its largest Goodwood — Philippines: 2.6%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Buxton — Netherlands: 1.2% Goodwood — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / —
Buxton — Scotland: 0.8% Goodwood — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Buxton — Germany: 0.6% Goodwood — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buxton 97.8% houses
Buxton — Houses: 97.8% Buxton — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Goodwood 102.0% houses
Goodwood — Houses: 102.0% Goodwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Buxton Goodwood
Median house price $507,500 $1,072,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $355,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 77 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Buxton Goodwood
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Buxton Goodwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD

Liveability

Buxton Goodwood
Grade D —
Score 14/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Goodwood carries more crime risk (83 vs 20); Buxton carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 58).

Buxton Goodwood
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
83/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
57/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Buxton Goodwood
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 Buxton

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Goodwood

  • Goodwood State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Buxton Goodwood
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Goodwood sits further from the CBD (328.5 km vs 314 km).

Buxton Goodwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 314 km 328.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 216 min 226 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4660
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 4660
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.

Buxton Goodwood
Car (driver) 86.1% / 85.7%
Buxton — Car (driver): 86.1% Goodwood — Car (driver): 85.7%
Walked Only 3.8% / 14.3%
Buxton — Walked Only: 3.8% Goodwood — Walked Only: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / —
Buxton — Car (passenger): 6.3% Goodwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Worked from Home 3.8% / —
Buxton — Worked from Home: 3.8% Goodwood — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Buxton Goodwood
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 15.7 km

NBN connectivity

Buxton Goodwood
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
380 premises
 0%
76 premises

Climate

Buxton Goodwood
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Buxton Goodwood
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Buxton Goodwood
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Buxton Goodwood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buxton

Retirees Rural

Goodwood

Rural

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