Goodwood Island vs Woombah

Goodwood Island is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Woombah. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Goodwood Island, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Woombah, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Goodwood Island: a median of $1.12 million, against $950,000 in Woombah, though rent is higher in Woombah. On these figures, Goodwood Island tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Woombah suits older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Goodwood Island carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)
  • Woombah has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Woombah

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 42%)
  • has cheaper houses ($950,000 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Goodwood Island

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $293/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Goodwood Island

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (434 min vs 441 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goodwood Island

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 16%)
  • But Woombah has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Goodwood Island

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.9% vs 14.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goodwood Island Woombah
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.

Goodwood Island Woombah
Walkability 0 / 0
Goodwood Island — Walkability: 0/100 Woombah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 68
Goodwood Island — Safety: 89/100 Woombah — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 15 / 10
Goodwood Island — Low fire risk: 15/100 Woombah — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

Woombah has more residents (965 vs 91); Woombah rents higher ($293/wk vs $250/wk).

Goodwood Island Woombah
Population 91 965
+960% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +31.9% +14.3%
Median age 50 56
Median household income $43,316/yr $49,556/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $293/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goodwood Island Woombah
0-4 3.3% / 4.9%
Goodwood Island — 0-4: 3.3% Woombah — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.0% / 8.3%
Goodwood Island — 5-14: 11.0% Woombah — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 6.6% / 5.0%
Goodwood Island — 15-19: 6.6% Woombah — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.4% / 2.6%
Goodwood Island — 20-24: 4.4% Woombah — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 4.4% / 6.8%
Goodwood Island — 25-34: 4.4% Woombah — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 4.4% / 7.6%
Goodwood Island — 35-44: 4.4% Woombah — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 15.4% / 11.1%
Goodwood Island — 45-54: 15.4% Woombah — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 25.3% / 18.9%
Goodwood Island — 55-64: 25.3% Woombah — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 12.1% / 22.4%
Goodwood Island — 65-74: 12.1% Woombah — 65-74: 22.4%
75-84 5.5% / 9.2%
Goodwood Island — 75-84: 5.5% Woombah — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 3.3% / 3.0%
Goodwood Island — 85+: 3.3% Woombah — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goodwood Island 58.3% lone person
Goodwood Island — Lone Person: 58.3% Goodwood Island — Couple Families: 25.0% Goodwood Island — One Parent Families: 16.7% Goodwood Island — Group Household: 0.0% Goodwood Island — Other Families: 0.0%
Woombah 45.5% lone person
Woombah — Lone Person: 45.5% Woombah — Couple Families: 30.5% Woombah — One Parent Families: 15.5% Woombah — Group Household: 6.9% Woombah — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goodwood Island 51.4% renting
Goodwood Island — Owned Outright: 34.3% Goodwood Island — Mortgage: 14.3% Goodwood Island — Renting: 51.4%
Woombah 12.4% renting
Woombah — Owned Outright: 59.1% Woombah — Mortgage: 28.5% Woombah — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Goodwood Island Woombah
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 22.2%
Goodwood Island — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Woombah — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 6.6%
Goodwood Island — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Woombah — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 5.6%
Goodwood Island — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Woombah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Goodwood Island — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Woombah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Goodwood Island — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woombah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Goodwood Island Woombah
England — / 4.2%
Goodwood Island — England: not among its largest Woombah — England: 4.2%
Germany 3.3% / —
Goodwood Island — Germany: 3.3% Woombah — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Goodwood Island — New Zealand: not among its largest Woombah — New Zealand: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Goodwood Island — Netherlands: not among its largest Woombah — Netherlands: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Goodwood Island — Scotland: not among its largest Woombah — Scotland: 0.4%
Ireland — / 0.4%
Goodwood Island — Ireland: not among its largest Woombah — Ireland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goodwood Island 63.9% houses
Goodwood Island — Houses: 63.9% Goodwood Island — Flats / Apartments: 36.1%
Woombah 83.8% houses
Woombah — Houses: 83.8% Woombah — Flats / Apartments: 16.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Goodwood Island Woombah
Median house price $1,125,000 $950,000
Median unit price — $252,500
Median land price — $515,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 70 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Goodwood Island has more rural and farming land (51% vs 14%); Woombah has more land zoned for conservation (80% vs 48%).

Goodwood Island Woombah
Environmental 48% 80%
Rural and farming 51% 14%
Residential 0% 5%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Goodwood Island Woombah
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Goodwood Island Woombah
House price Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Income Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 19% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Goodwood Island Woombah
Grade — D
Score — 13/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Woombah carries more crime risk (32 vs 11).

Goodwood Island Woombah
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
90/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
81/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Goodwood Island Woombah
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

Goodwood Island Woombah
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Goodwood Island Woombah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 663.2 km 664.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 434 min 441 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2469
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2469
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.

Goodwood Island Woombah
Car (driver) 56.5% / 79.0%
Goodwood Island — Car (driver): 56.5% Woombah — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 30.4% / 13.9%
Goodwood Island — Worked from Home: 30.4% Woombah — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Walked Only 13.0% / 1.2%
Goodwood Island — Walked Only: 13.0% Woombah — Walked Only: 1.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Goodwood Island — Car (passenger): not among its largest Woombah — Car (passenger): 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Goodwood Island Woombah
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 57 m 5.2 km

NBN connectivity

Goodwood Island Woombah
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
443 premises

Climate

Goodwood Island Woombah
Annual rainfall 1,408 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Goodwood Island Woombah
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Goodwood Island Woombah
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goodwood Island Woombah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goodwood Island

Coastal Rural

Woombah

Retirees Rural

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