Hunchy vs West Woombye
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in West Woombye: a median of $1.47 million, against $1.33 million in Hunchy, and rent is higher there too.
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
- Hunchy carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 30/100)
- West Woombye is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 71%)
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 house 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
West Woombye
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (104.9 km vs 106.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
West Woombye
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)
- But Hunchy carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hunchy and West Woombye drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
West Woombye has more residents (1,083 vs 592); West Woombye has higher household incomes ($109,980 vs $92,196).
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 592 | 1,083 +83% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.8% | +7.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 47 |
| Median household income | $92,196/yr | $109,980/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $398/wk | $420/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,335,000 | $1,465,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,246,769 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 49 days from 4 sales | 47 days from 13 sales |
Development activity
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -41% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 82% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of QLD | Higher than 72% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 83% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
Liveability
West Woombye is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | B |
| Score | 67/100 same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
West Woombye carries more crime risk (30 vs 17).
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 5 |
Mobility
Hunchy sits further from the CBD (106.9 km vs 104.9 km).
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 106.9 km +2% vs other | 104.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 90 min | 86 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.1% postcode 4555 | 0.9% postcode 4559 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 92 postcode 4555 | 83 postcode 4559 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).
Setting
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 130 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16.7 km | 15.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 247 premises | 15% 385 premises |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,690/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sunshine Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fisher same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Wallace same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hunchy | West Woombye | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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