Corinda vs Sherwood

Sherwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Corinda. In both, most households own their home. In Corinda, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sherwood: a median of $1.78 million, against $1.48 million in Corinda. Sherwood is closer to the city centre: 11.3 km, against 14.5 km. On these figures, Corinda tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Sherwood suits people living alone.

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

Corinda

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 4)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Corinda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,480,000 vs $1,780,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and 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

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (11.3 km vs 14.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 31%)

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

Investors

Sherwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 1.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Corinda Sherwood
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.

Corinda Sherwood
Walkability 84 / 91
Corinda — Walkability: 84/100 Sherwood — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 58 / 50
Corinda — Safety: 58/100 Sherwood — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Corinda — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sherwood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Corinda skews older (41 vs 38).

Corinda Sherwood
Population 5,555 6,082
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% +14.5%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $113,776/yr
+7% vs other
 $105,768/yr
Median weekly rent $388/wk $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Corinda Sherwood
0-4 5.3% / 4.9%
Corinda — 0-4: 5.3% Sherwood — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 14.0% / 12.6%
Corinda — 5-14: 14.0% Sherwood — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 7.0% / 6.7%
Corinda — 15-19: 7.0% Sherwood — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.0% / 6.6%
Corinda — 20-24: 5.0% Sherwood — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 10.0% / 14.3%
Corinda — 25-34: 10.0% Sherwood — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 14.4% / 14.2%
Corinda — 35-44: 14.4% Sherwood — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 15.4% / 14.3%
Corinda — 45-54: 15.4% Sherwood — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 11.0% / 10.7%
Corinda — 55-64: 11.0% Sherwood — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 9.8% / 9.2%
Corinda — 65-74: 9.8% Sherwood — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 5.6% / 5.2%
Corinda — 75-84: 5.6% Sherwood — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.5% / 1.6%
Corinda — 85+: 2.5% Sherwood — 85+: 1.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Corinda 49.7% couple families
Corinda — Couple Families: 49.7% Corinda — Lone Person: 32.5% Corinda — One Parent Families: 12.5% Corinda — Group Household: 3.7% Corinda — Other Families: 1.6%
Sherwood 39.1% couple families
Sherwood — Couple Families: 39.1% Sherwood — Lone Person: 41.8% Sherwood — One Parent Families: 11.8% Sherwood — Group Household: 5.5% Sherwood — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Corinda 29.1% renting
Corinda — Owned Outright: 33.8% Corinda — Mortgage: 37.1% Corinda — Renting: 29.1%
Sherwood 37.4% renting
Sherwood — Owned Outright: 29.2% Sherwood — Mortgage: 33.5% Sherwood — Renting: 37.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Corinda Sherwood
Bachelor Degree 23.3% / 24.9%
Corinda — Bachelor Degree: 23.3% Sherwood — Bachelor Degree: 24.9%
Postgraduate Degree 9.6% / 10.7%
Corinda — Postgraduate Degree: 9.6% Sherwood — Postgraduate Degree: 10.7%
Certificate III & IV 8.1% / 7.6%
Corinda — Certificate III & IV: 8.1% Sherwood — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.6%
Corinda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Sherwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 3.5%
Corinda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Sherwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

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.

Corinda Sherwood
England 4.4% / 4.9%
Corinda — England: 4.4% Sherwood — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.3%
Corinda — New Zealand: 2.4% Sherwood — New Zealand: 2.3%
India 1.5% / 1.9%
Corinda — India: 1.5% Sherwood — India: 1.9%
China 1.1% / 1.2%
Corinda — China: 1.1% Sherwood — China: 1.2%
Vietnam 1.5% / 0.7%
Corinda — Vietnam: 1.5% Sherwood — Vietnam: 0.7%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.0%
Corinda — South Africa: 1.1% Sherwood — South Africa: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Corinda 68.8% houses
Corinda — Houses: 68.8% Corinda — Flats / Apartments: 22.8% Corinda — Townhouses: 8.4%
Sherwood 51.5% houses
Sherwood — Houses: 51.5% Sherwood — Flats / Apartments: 32.4% Sherwood — Townhouses: 16.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Corinda Sherwood
Median house price $1,480,000 $1,780,000
Median unit price $680,000 $732,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 74 sales
 26 days
from 66 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Corinda Sherwood
3 bed $1.29M / $1.39M
Corinda — 3 bed: $1.29M (38 sales) Sherwood — 3 bed: $1.39M (31 sales)

38 vs 31 sales

4 bed $1.65M / $1.92M
Corinda — 4 bed: $1.65M (39 sales) Sherwood — 4 bed: $1.92M (30 sales)

39 vs 30 sales

5 bed $2.3M / $2.25M
Corinda — 5 bed: $2.3M (14 sales) Sherwood — 5 bed: $2.25M (19 sales)

14 vs 19 sales

Development activity

Corinda Sherwood
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Corinda Sherwood
Houses 1.5%
$795/wk on $2.75M
 3.9%
$890/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Corinda Sherwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Schools Higher than 56% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Sherwood scores higher overall (87 vs 78).

Corinda Sherwood
Grade A A+
Score 78/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Corinda Sherwood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Corinda Sherwood
Inside the suburb 5 1
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
St Lucia Campus, 5.4 km
 3
St Lucia Campus, 4.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 3.8%

Schools in Corinda

  • Corinda State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Corinda State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Aidan's Anglican Girls School Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Aidan's Anglican Girls School - Thalia Court Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Sherwood

  • Sherwood State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Corinda Sherwood
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 19 4
Childcare 9 4
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Corinda sits further from the CBD (14.5 km vs 11.3 km).

Corinda Sherwood
Walkability score 84/100 91/100
Distance to Brisbane 14.5 km
+22% vs other
 11.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 21 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 40.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 4075
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4075
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.

Corinda Sherwood
Car (driver) 48.7% / 49.8%
Corinda — Car (driver): 48.7% Sherwood — Car (driver): 49.8%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 32.5%
Corinda — Worked from Home: 34.4% Sherwood — Worked from Home: 32.5%
Train 10.0% / 10.1%
Corinda — Train: 10.0% Sherwood — Train: 10.1%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 2.8%
Corinda — Car (passenger): 3.3% Sherwood — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 2.0% / 2.5%
Corinda — Walked Only: 2.0% Sherwood — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.8%).

Setting

Corinda Sherwood
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.6 km 17.7 km

NBN connectivity

Corinda Sherwood
Connectivity score 75/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
2,313 premises
 8%
3,040 premises

Climate

Corinda Sherwood
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Corinda Sherwood
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Corinda Sherwood
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Corinda Sherwood
Division Moreton
same for both
Member Julie-Ann Campbell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Corinda Sherwood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Corinda

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Trains Transport Hub

Sherwood

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Trains Transport Hub

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