Hazeldean vs Woolmar

Woolmar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 53 in Hazeldean. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Woolmar tends to suit families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hazeldean has cheaper rent ($323/wk vs $380/wk)
  • Woolmar has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woolmar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (91 min vs 98 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (105.3 km vs 110.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hazeldean

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Woolmar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.2% vs 24.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hazeldean Woolmar
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.

Hazeldean Woolmar
Walkability 0 / 0
Hazeldean — Walkability: 0/100 Woolmar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 50
Hazeldean — Safety: 49/100 Woolmar — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 55 / 73
Hazeldean — Low fire risk: 55/100 Woolmar — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Woolmar has more residents (565 vs 326); Hazeldean skews older (53 vs 38).

Hazeldean Woolmar
Population 326 565
+73% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.4% +34.2%
Median age 53 38
Median household income $70,304/yr $77,064/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $323/wk $380/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hazeldean Woolmar
0-4 4.0% / 5.5%
Hazeldean — 0-4: 4.0% Woolmar — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 9.2% / 14.5%
Hazeldean — 5-14: 9.2% Woolmar — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.5% / 6.9%
Hazeldean — 15-19: 5.5% Woolmar — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.0% / 3.0%
Hazeldean — 20-24: 4.0% Woolmar — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 7.7% / 13.5%
Hazeldean — 25-34: 7.7% Woolmar — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 8.6% / 16.1%
Hazeldean — 35-44: 8.6% Woolmar — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 15.6% / 11.9%
Hazeldean — 45-54: 15.6% Woolmar — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 19.3% / 10.3%
Hazeldean — 55-64: 19.3% Woolmar — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 22.1% / 12.7%
Hazeldean — 65-74: 22.1% Woolmar — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 3.4% / 5.8%
Hazeldean — 75-84: 3.4% Woolmar — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 1.1%
Hazeldean — 85+: not among its largest Woolmar — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hazeldean 47.0% couple families
Hazeldean — Couple Families: 47.0% Hazeldean — Lone Person: 34.8% Hazeldean — One Parent Families: 18.2% Hazeldean — Group Household: 0.0%
Woolmar 50.9% couple families
Woolmar — Couple Families: 50.9% Woolmar — Lone Person: 28.9% Woolmar — One Parent Families: 17.5% Woolmar — Group Household: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hazeldean 12.3% renting
Hazeldean — Owned Outright: 50.0% Hazeldean — Mortgage: 37.7% Hazeldean — Renting: 12.3%
Woolmar 23.9% renting
Woolmar — Owned Outright: 41.5% Woolmar — Mortgage: 34.7% Woolmar — Renting: 23.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hazeldean Woolmar
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 12.6%
Hazeldean — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Woolmar — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.3% / 7.4%
Hazeldean — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3% Woolmar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 9.7%
Hazeldean — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Woolmar — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Hazeldean — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Woolmar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Hazeldean — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woolmar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Hazeldean Woolmar
Philippines — / 23.2%
Hazeldean — Philippines: not among its largest Woolmar — Philippines: 23.2%
England 4.3% / 3.5%
Hazeldean — England: 4.3% Woolmar — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 2.8% / 1.4%
Hazeldean — New Zealand: 2.8% Woolmar — New Zealand: 1.4%
China — / 1.6%
Hazeldean — China: not among its largest Woolmar — China: 1.6%
Taiwan — / 1.2%
Hazeldean — Taiwan: not among its largest Woolmar — Taiwan: 1.2%
South Africa 0.9% / —
Hazeldean — South Africa: 0.9% Woolmar — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Hazeldean — Netherlands: 0.9% Woolmar — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hazeldean 95.2% houses
Hazeldean — Houses: 95.2% Hazeldean — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Woolmar 97.8% houses
Woolmar — Houses: 97.8% Woolmar — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hazeldean Woolmar
Median house price — $795,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,095,500 $1,185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 89 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Hazeldean Woolmar
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
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.

Hazeldean Woolmar
Houses — 4.7%
$795/wk on $878K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Hazeldean Woolmar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 83% of QLD

Liveability

Hazeldean Woolmar
Grade — D
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hazeldean carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 27).

Hazeldean Woolmar
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
50/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Hazeldean Woolmar
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

Hazeldean Woolmar
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 19
same for both

Mobility

Hazeldean sits further from the CBD (110.9 km vs 105.3 km).

Hazeldean Woolmar
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 110.9 km
+5% vs other
 105.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4515
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 87
postcode 4515
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.

Hazeldean Woolmar
Car (driver) 78.2% / 75.7%
Hazeldean — Car (driver): 78.2% Woolmar — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 5.8%
Hazeldean — Worked from Home: 18.5% Woolmar — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 18.6%
Hazeldean — Car (passenger): 3.4% Woolmar — Car (passenger): 18.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.2%).

Setting

Hazeldean Woolmar
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hazeldean Woolmar
Connectivity score 28/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
176 premises
 44%
248 premises

Climate

Hazeldean Woolmar
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Hazeldean Woolmar
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Hazeldean Woolmar
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hazeldean Woolmar
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hazeldean

Retirees Rural

Woolmar

River Rural

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