Ipswich vs Woodend

Woodend is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Ipswich. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Ipswich, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Woodend, most households own their home. On these figures, Ipswich tends to suit renters, people living alone, and older residents, while Woodend suits 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

Woodend

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 97/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 40%)
  • But Ipswich has more parks and reserves (16 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Woodend

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper units ($500,000 vs $621,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ipswich

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (57% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ipswich

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 12%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)
  • But Woodend carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Ipswich returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.4% vs 3.8%)
  • Woodend is growing faster (13.9% vs 0.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ipswich Woodend
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.

Ipswich Woodend
Walkability 91 / 88
Ipswich — Walkability: 91/100 Woodend — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 3 / 49
Ipswich — Safety: 3/100 Woodend — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ipswich — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woodend — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ipswich has more residents (2,468 vs 1,483); Woodend has higher household incomes ($84,708 vs $58,968).

Ipswich Woodend
Population 2,468
+40% vs other
 1,483
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% +13.9%
Median age 45 37
Median household income $58,968/yr $84,708/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ipswich Woodend
0-4 3.6% / 4.8%
Ipswich — 0-4: 3.6% Woodend — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 8.8% / 14.2%
Ipswich — 5-14: 8.8% Woodend — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 6.4% / 10.7%
Ipswich — 15-19: 6.4% Woodend — 15-19: 10.7%
20-24 6.2% / 4.9%
Ipswich — 20-24: 6.2% Woodend — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 12.2% / 11.9%
Ipswich — 25-34: 12.2% Woodend — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 12.3% / 14.4%
Ipswich — 35-44: 12.3% Woodend — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 13.9% / 13.3%
Ipswich — 45-54: 13.9% Woodend — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 13.8% / 12.2%
Ipswich — 55-64: 13.8% Woodend — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 10.3% / 7.6%
Ipswich — 65-74: 10.3% Woodend — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 8.1% / 4.0%
Ipswich — 75-84: 8.1% Woodend — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 4.9% / 2.0%
Ipswich — 85+: 4.9% Woodend — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ipswich 51.2% lone person
Ipswich — Lone Person: 51.2% Ipswich — Couple Families: 22.3% Ipswich — One Parent Families: 18.2% Ipswich — Group Household: 6.7% Ipswich — Other Families: 1.6%
Woodend 36.9% lone person
Woodend — Lone Person: 36.9% Woodend — Couple Families: 37.7% Woodend — One Parent Families: 20.8% Woodend — Group Household: 3.4% Woodend — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ipswich 56.9% renting
Ipswich — Owned Outright: 18.7% Ipswich — Mortgage: 24.4% Ipswich — Renting: 56.9%
Woodend 32.6% renting
Woodend — Owned Outright: 27.0% Woodend — Mortgage: 40.3% Woodend — Renting: 32.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ipswich Woodend
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 15.1%
Ipswich — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Woodend — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 11.8%
Ipswich — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Woodend — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 9.1%
Ipswich — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Woodend — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.6%
Ipswich — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Woodend — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.2%
Ipswich — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Woodend — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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.

Ipswich Woodend
England 3.2% / 2.5%
Ipswich — England: 3.2% Woodend — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.6%
Ipswich — New Zealand: 2.8% Woodend — New Zealand: 2.6%
India 1.4% / —
Ipswich — India: 1.4% Woodend — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / 0.7%
Ipswich — Philippines: 0.7% Woodend — Philippines: 0.7%
China 0.7% / 0.7%
Ipswich — China: 0.7% Woodend — China: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Ipswich — Scotland: not among its largest Woodend — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ipswich 67.1% houses
Ipswich — Houses: 67.1% Ipswich — Flats / Apartments: 16.8% Ipswich — Townhouses: 16.0%
Woodend 87.5% houses
Woodend — Houses: 87.5% Woodend — Flats / Apartments: 12.5% Woodend — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ipswich Woodend
Median house price $850,000 $827,300
Median unit price $621,000 $500,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 18 sales
 36 days
from 6 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Ipswich Woodend
3 bed $832K / $810K
Ipswich — 3 bed: $832K (28 sales) Woodend — 3 bed: $810K (33 sales)

28 vs 33 sales

4 bed $1.06M / $935K
Ipswich — 4 bed: $1.06M (13 sales) Woodend — 4 bed: $935K (12 sales)

13 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Ipswich Woodend
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
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.

Ipswich Woodend
Houses 4.4%
$725/wk on $850K
 3.8%
$650/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ipswich Woodend
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Schools Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 100% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Woodend scores higher overall (74 vs 34).

Ipswich Woodend
Grade C A
Score 34/100 74/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Ipswich carries more crime risk (97 vs 51).

Ipswich Woodend
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
97/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ipswich Woodend
Inside the suburb 9 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 3 2
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Ipswich

  • Bremer State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Ipswich Flexible School Catholic · Secondary · Special school at peers
  • Ipswich Central State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Arethusa College - Ipswich Temporary Facility Independent · Secondary
  • Indie School, Logan - Ipswich Central Campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Woodend

  • Ipswich Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Edmund's College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • St Mary's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ipswich Woodend
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 26 1
Parks & reserves 16 1
Childcare 5 1
GPs 8 0
Pharmacies 8 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Ipswich Woodend
Walkability score 91/100 88/100
Distance to Brisbane 39.8 km 40.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 44 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 34/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 194.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
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.

Ipswich Woodend
Car (driver) 63.9% / 68.5%
Ipswich — Car (driver): 63.9% Woodend — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 14.4% / 17.4%
Ipswich — Worked from Home: 14.4% Woodend — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Walked Only 9.9% / 5.4%
Ipswich — Walked Only: 9.9% Woodend — Walked Only: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / 5.4%
Ipswich — Car (passenger): 7.2% Woodend — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Train 3.9% / 2.3%
Ipswich — Train: 3.9% Woodend — Train: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Ipswich Woodend
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.5 km 41.2 km

NBN connectivity

Ipswich Woodend
Connectivity score 94/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 83%
2,635 premises
 100%
733 premises

Climate

Ipswich Woodend
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ipswich Woodend
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ipswich Woodend
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Ipswich Woodend
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ipswich Woodend
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ipswich

Easy Commute Outer Parks Transport Hub

Woodend

Large Blocks Outer Parks

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