Glen Cairn vs Woodlands

Glen Cairn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Woodlands. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Cairn, most households are couple families. In Woodlands, about half of households are couple families.

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

  • Glen Cairn has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)
  • Woodlands carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 85/100)

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

Woodlands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glen Cairn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (90.2 km vs 95.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Glen Cairn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.8% vs 9.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glen Cairn Woodlands
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.

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Walkability 0 / 4
Glen Cairn — Walkability: 0/100 Woodlands — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 15 / 80
Glen Cairn — Safety: 15/100 Woodlands — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 53 / 47
Glen Cairn — Low fire risk: 53/100 Woodlands — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Glen Cairn rents higher ($500/wk vs $330/wk); Woodlands skews older (50 vs 38).

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Population 141
+16% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.8% +9.2%
Median age 38 50
Median household income $82,316/yr $87,724/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+34% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Cairn Woodlands
0-4 7.1% / 3.4%
Glen Cairn — 0-4: 7.1% Woodlands — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 13.5% / 15.1%
Glen Cairn — 5-14: 13.5% Woodlands — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 9.9% / 2.5%
Glen Cairn — 15-19: 9.9% Woodlands — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 12.8% / 3.4%
Glen Cairn — 20-24: 12.8% Woodlands — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 2.1% / 4.2%
Glen Cairn — 25-34: 2.1% Woodlands — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 12.8% / 10.9%
Glen Cairn — 35-44: 12.8% Woodlands — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 14.9% / 23.5%
Glen Cairn — 45-54: 14.9% Woodlands — 45-54: 23.5%
55-64 14.9% / 14.3%
Glen Cairn — 55-64: 14.9% Woodlands — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 12.1% / 12.6%
Glen Cairn — 65-74: 12.1% Woodlands — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 2.1% / 4.2%
Glen Cairn — 75-84: 2.1% Woodlands — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 2.8% / —
Glen Cairn — 85+: 2.8% Woodlands — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

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.

Glen Cairn Woodlands
New Zealand 5.0% / 7.6%
Glen Cairn — New Zealand: 5.0% Woodlands — New Zealand: 7.6%
England 2.8% / 5.0%
Glen Cairn — England: 2.8% Woodlands — England: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Cairn 60.0% couple families
Glen Cairn — Couple Families: 60.0% Glen Cairn — Lone Person: 25.7% Glen Cairn — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Woodlands 51.9% couple families
Woodlands — Couple Families: 51.9% Woodlands — Lone Person: 33.3% Woodlands — One Parent Families: 14.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Cairn 100.0% houses
Glen Cairn — Houses: 100.0% Glen Cairn — Townhouses: 0.0% Glen Cairn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodlands 82.9% houses
Woodlands — Houses: 82.9% Woodlands — Townhouses: 14.6% Woodlands — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 17.6%
Glen Cairn — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Woodlands — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 14.3%
Glen Cairn — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Woodlands — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 9.2%
Glen Cairn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Woodlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.0% / 4.2%
Glen Cairn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0% Woodlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.0%
Glen Cairn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Woodlands — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Cairn 9.1% renting
Glen Cairn — Owned Outright: 47.7% Glen Cairn — Mortgage: 43.2% Glen Cairn — Renting: 9.1%
Woodlands 8.5% renting
Woodlands — Owned Outright: 38.3% Woodlands — Mortgage: 53.2% Woodlands — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Glen Cairn Woodlands
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Glen Cairn Woodlands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Glen Cairn carries more crime risk (85 vs 20).

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime High
85/100
 Low
20/100
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

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Woodlands sits further from the CBD (95.5 km vs 90.2 km).

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 90.2 km 95.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 81 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4342
 0.2%
postcode 4343
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 4342
 83
postcode 4343

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.

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Car (driver) 75.0% / 84.3%
Glen Cairn — Car (driver): 75.0% Woodlands — Car (driver): 84.3%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 15.7%
Glen Cairn — Worked from Home: 14.3% Woodlands — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Car (passenger) 10.7% / —
Glen Cairn — Car (passenger): 10.7% Woodlands — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.3%).

Setting

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Elevation 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 152 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Connectivity score 30/100 39/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
58 premises

Climate

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Cairn Woodlands
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Cairn

Rural Students

Woodlands

Rural

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