Goodwood vs Elliott

Goodwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Elliott. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Elliott, most households are couple families. On these figures, Goodwood tends to suit families with children, while Elliott suits people living alone and couples.

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 is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 56%)
  • Elliott carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 83/100)

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

Elliott

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Goodwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (226 min vs 240 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (328.5 km vs 341.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Elliott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Elliott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs -11.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Goodwood and Elliott 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 Elliott
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 Elliott
Walkability 0 / 0
Goodwood — Walkability: 0/100 Elliott — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 58
Goodwood — Safety: 17/100 Elliott — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 42 / 40
Goodwood — Low fire risk: 42/100 Elliott — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Goodwood rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Elliott has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $61,724).

Goodwood Elliott
Population 155 156
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.4% +13.0%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $61,724/yr $73,632/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+33% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goodwood Elliott
0-4 3.2% / —
Goodwood — 0-4: 3.2% Elliott — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 18.1% / 12.8%
Goodwood — 5-14: 18.1% Elliott — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.7% / 9.6%
Goodwood — 15-19: 7.7% Elliott — 15-19: 9.6%
20-24 1.9% / 3.8%
Goodwood — 20-24: 1.9% Elliott — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 5.2% / 7.1%
Goodwood — 25-34: 5.2% Elliott — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 13.5% / 7.7%
Goodwood — 35-44: 13.5% Elliott — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 19.4% / 15.4%
Goodwood — 45-54: 19.4% Elliott — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 14.2% / 21.2%
Goodwood — 55-64: 14.2% Elliott — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 14.8% / 11.5%
Goodwood — 65-74: 14.8% Elliott — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 1.9% / 7.1%
Goodwood — 75-84: 1.9% Elliott — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / —
Goodwood — 85+: not among its largest Elliott — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goodwood 42.9% couple families
Goodwood — Couple Families: 42.9% Goodwood — Lone Person: 22.9% Goodwood — One Parent Families: 25.7% Goodwood — Group Household: 8.6%
Elliott 55.6% couple families
Elliott — Couple Families: 55.6% Elliott — Lone Person: 33.3% Elliott — One Parent Families: 0.0% Elliott — Group Household: 11.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goodwood 15.7% renting
Goodwood — Owned Outright: 37.3% Goodwood — Mortgage: 47.1% Goodwood — Renting: 15.7%
Elliott 21.3% renting
Elliott — Owned Outright: 46.8% Elliott — Mortgage: 31.9% Elliott — Renting: 21.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Goodwood Elliott
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 19.9%
Goodwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Elliott — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 10.3%
Goodwood — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Elliott — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 11.5%
Goodwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Elliott — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Goodwood Elliott
England 2.6% / 3.2%
Goodwood — England: 2.6% Elliott — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 4.5% / —
Goodwood — New Zealand: 4.5% Elliott — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 2.6% / —
Goodwood — Philippines: 2.6% Elliott — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.9%
Goodwood — Italy: not among its largest Elliott — Italy: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goodwood 102.0% houses
Goodwood — Houses: 102.0%
Elliott 102.0% houses
Elliott — Houses: 102.0%
Houses

Property market

Goodwood Elliott
Median house price $1,072,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Goodwood Elliott
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Goodwood Elliott
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Goodwood carries more crime risk (83 vs 42).

Goodwood Elliott
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Goodwood Elliott
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Goodwood

  • Goodwood State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Elliott

  • Burnett Youth Learning Centre Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Goodwood Elliott
Parks & reserves 1 3
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Elliott sits further from the CBD (341.7 km vs 328.5 km).

Goodwood Elliott
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 328.5 km 341.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 226 min 240 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4660
 0.3%
postcode 4670
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 4660
 69
postcode 4670

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 Elliott
Car (driver) 85.7% / 73.4%
Goodwood — Car (driver): 85.7% Elliott — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home — / 21.9%
Goodwood — Worked from Home: not among its largest Elliott — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Walked Only 14.3% / —
Goodwood — Walked Only: 14.3% Elliott — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Goodwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Elliott — Car (passenger): 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).

Setting

Goodwood Elliott
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.7 km 20.6 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Goodwood Elliott
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Goodwood Elliott
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Goodwood

Rural

Elliott

Rural

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