Charlestown vs Wooroolin

Comparing Charlestown and Wooroolin, QLD: Wooroolin has more residents (319 vs 79); Charlestown carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 22); and Wooroolin has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $58,448).

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

Charlestown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Wooroolin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Wooroolin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (199 min vs 211 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Charlestown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.5% vs 1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Charlestown Wooroolin
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.

Charlestown Wooroolin
Walkability 0 / 0
Charlestown — Walkability: 0/100 Wooroolin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 34
Charlestown — Safety: 37/100 Wooroolin — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 40 / 78
Charlestown — Low fire risk: 40/100 Wooroolin — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Wooroolin has more residents (319 vs 79); Wooroolin has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $58,448).

Charlestown Wooroolin
Population 79 319
+304% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.5% +1.3%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $58,448/yr $74,724/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $240/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Charlestown Wooroolin
0-4 7.6% / 6.9%
Charlestown — 0-4: 7.6% Wooroolin — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 10.1% / 13.8%
Charlestown — 5-14: 10.1% Wooroolin — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.3% / 5.0%
Charlestown — 15-19: 6.3% Wooroolin — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.1% / 3.8%
Charlestown — 20-24: 5.1% Wooroolin — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 7.6% / 7.5%
Charlestown — 25-34: 7.6% Wooroolin — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 11.4% / 12.9%
Charlestown — 35-44: 11.4% Wooroolin — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 17.7% / 15.7%
Charlestown — 45-54: 17.7% Wooroolin — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 13.9% / 16.6%
Charlestown — 55-64: 13.9% Wooroolin — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 10.1% / 11.3%
Charlestown — 65-74: 10.1% Wooroolin — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 11.4% / 6.6%
Charlestown — 75-84: 11.4% Wooroolin — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 1.3%
Charlestown — 85+: not among its largest Wooroolin — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Charlestown 44.0% couple families
Charlestown — Couple Families: 44.0% Charlestown — Lone Person: 36.0% Charlestown — One Parent Families: 20.0% Charlestown — Group Household: 0.0% Charlestown — Other Families: 0.0%
Wooroolin 40.8% couple families
Wooroolin — Couple Families: 40.8% Wooroolin — Lone Person: 36.6% Wooroolin — One Parent Families: 12.7% Wooroolin — Group Household: 5.6% Wooroolin — Other Families: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Charlestown 24.3% renting
Charlestown — Owned Outright: 43.2% Charlestown — Mortgage: 32.4% Charlestown — Renting: 24.3%
Wooroolin 20.6% renting
Wooroolin — Owned Outright: 42.1% Wooroolin — Mortgage: 37.4% Wooroolin — Renting: 20.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Charlestown 100.0% houses
Charlestown — Houses: 100.0%
Wooroolin 100.0% houses
Wooroolin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Charlestown Wooroolin
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 15.4%
Charlestown — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Wooroolin — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 6.0%
Charlestown — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Wooroolin — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.8%
Charlestown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wooroolin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.3% / —
Charlestown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.3% Wooroolin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / —
Charlestown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Wooroolin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Development activity

Charlestown Wooroolin
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Charlestown Wooroolin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Charlestown Wooroolin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Charlestown carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 22).

Charlestown Wooroolin
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
66/100
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
same for both

Schools

Charlestown Wooroolin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Charlestown

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

Schools in Wooroolin

  • Wooroolin State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Charlestown Wooroolin
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 15 25

Mobility

Charlestown Wooroolin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 233.5 km 232.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 211 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4608
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 4608
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.

Charlestown Wooroolin
Car (driver) 76.9% / 70.9%
Charlestown — Car (driver): 76.9% Wooroolin — Car (driver): 70.9%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 15.6%
Charlestown — Worked from Home: 23.1% Wooroolin — Worked from Home: 15.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Charlestown — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wooroolin — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only — / 6.4%
Charlestown — Walked Only: not among its largest Wooroolin — Walked Only: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Charlestown Wooroolin
Elevation 409 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 416 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Charlestown Wooroolin
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
176 premises

Council rates

Charlestown Wooroolin
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Charlestown Wooroolin
Division Flynn Maranoa
Member Colin Boyce David Littleproud
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Charlestown Wooroolin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Charlestown

Rural

Wooroolin

Rural

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