Kiels Mountain vs Woombye

Woombye is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Kiels Mountain. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kiels Mountain, most households are couple families. In Woombye, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kiels Mountain: a median of $1.44 million, against $1.1 million in Woombye, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kiels Mountain tends to suit couples, while Woombye suits 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

Woombye

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Kiels Mountain carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 48/100)

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

First-home buyers

Woombye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,437,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woombye

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $445/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woombye

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (99.5 km vs 101.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kiels Mountain

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 48/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • But Woombye is more walkable (38/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Woombye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.5% vs 7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kiels Mountain and 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.

Kiels Mountain Woombye
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.

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Walkability 10 / 38
Kiels Mountain — Walkability: 10/100 Woombye — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 74 / 52
Kiels Mountain — Safety: 74/100 Woombye — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kiels Mountain — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woombye — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woombye has more residents (3,944 vs 714); Kiels Mountain has higher household incomes ($112,476 vs $91,676).

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Population 714 3,944
+452% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.5% +21.5%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $112,476/yr
+18% vs other
 $91,676/yr
Median weekly rent $445/wk
+10% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kiels Mountain Woombye
0-4 5.2% / 5.3%
Kiels Mountain — 0-4: 5.2% Woombye — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.8% / 13.7%
Kiels Mountain — 5-14: 14.8% Woombye — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 6.2% / 7.2%
Kiels Mountain — 15-19: 6.2% Woombye — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 2.7% / 5.2%
Kiels Mountain — 20-24: 2.7% Woombye — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 8.5% / 11.1%
Kiels Mountain — 25-34: 8.5% Woombye — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 14.0% / 13.8%
Kiels Mountain — 35-44: 14.0% Woombye — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 14.6% / 15.0%
Kiels Mountain — 45-54: 14.6% Woombye — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 12.2% / 13.3%
Kiels Mountain — 55-64: 12.2% Woombye — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 15.0% / 9.5%
Kiels Mountain — 65-74: 15.0% Woombye — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 5.7% / 4.8%
Kiels Mountain — 75-84: 5.7% Woombye — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.0% / 1.3%
Kiels Mountain — 85+: 1.0% Woombye — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kiels Mountain 63.1% couple families
Kiels Mountain — Couple Families: 63.1% Kiels Mountain — Lone Person: 23.2% Kiels Mountain — One Parent Families: 7.7% Kiels Mountain — Group Household: 6.0% Kiels Mountain — Other Families: 0.0%
Woombye 51.4% couple families
Woombye — Couple Families: 51.4% Woombye — Lone Person: 27.1% Woombye — One Parent Families: 16.7% Woombye — Group Household: 4.0% Woombye — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kiels Mountain 9.7% renting
Kiels Mountain — Owned Outright: 42.0% Kiels Mountain — Mortgage: 48.2% Kiels Mountain — Renting: 9.7%
Woombye 26.9% renting
Woombye — Owned Outright: 28.5% Woombye — Mortgage: 44.7% Woombye — Renting: 26.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 18.8%
Kiels Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Woombye — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 12.0%
Kiels Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Woombye — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 9.0%
Kiels Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Woombye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 3.1%
Kiels Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Woombye — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.9%
Kiels Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Woombye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Kiels Mountain Woombye
England 5.9% / 5.7%
Kiels Mountain — England: 5.9% Woombye — England: 5.7%
New Zealand 5.2% / 4.0%
Kiels Mountain — New Zealand: 5.2% Woombye — New Zealand: 4.0%
South Africa 1.8% / 1.7%
Kiels Mountain — South Africa: 1.8% Woombye — South Africa: 1.7%
Scotland 1.3% / 0.5%
Kiels Mountain — Scotland: 1.3% Woombye — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany 0.6% / 0.5%
Kiels Mountain — Germany: 0.6% Woombye — Germany: 0.5%
Japan 0.7% / —
Kiels Mountain — Japan: 0.7% Woombye — Japan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kiels Mountain 100.0% houses
Kiels Mountain — Houses: 100.0% Kiels Mountain — Townhouses: 0.0% Kiels Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woombye 85.5% houses
Woombye — Houses: 85.5% Woombye — Townhouses: 7.4% Woombye — Flats / Apartments: 7.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Median house price $1,437,500 $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $905,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 5 sales
 38 days
from 58 sales

Development activity

Kiels Mountain Woombye
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Houses — 4.0%
$800/wk on $1.05M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kiels Mountain Woombye
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 29% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 52% of QLD

Liveability

Woombye is more walkable (38 vs 10); Kiels Mountain scores higher overall (71 vs 51).

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Grade A B
Score 71/100 51/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Woombye carries more crime risk (48 vs 26).

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
48/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kiels Mountain

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Woombye

  • Suncoast Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Woombye State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Nambour Christian College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Kiels Mountain sits further from the CBD (101.9 km vs 99.5 km).

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Walkability score 10/100 38/100
Distance to Brisbane 101.9 km
+2% vs other
 99.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 80 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4559
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4559
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.

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Car (driver) 77.3% / 78.6%
Kiels Mountain — Car (driver): 77.3% Woombye — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 14.5%
Kiels Mountain — Worked from Home: 18.5% Woombye — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 4.4%
Kiels Mountain — Car (passenger): 3.2% Woombye — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.5%
Kiels Mountain — Walked Only: 1.0% Woombye — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus — / 0.9%
Kiels Mountain — Bus: not among its largest Woombye — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.7 km 9.9 km

NBN connectivity

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Connectivity score 74/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
282 premises
 39%
1,619 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Kiels Mountain Woombye
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kiels Mountain Woombye
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

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