Lakeside vs Woowoonga

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lakeside tends to suit families with children 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

Lakeside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

Woowoonga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lakeside

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (224 min vs 245 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (273.7 km vs 290.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lakeside

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 87/100)

Weighs 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

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

Lakeside Woowoonga
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.

Lakeside Woowoonga
Walkability 10 / 0
Lakeside — Walkability: 10/100 Woowoonga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 13
Lakeside — Safety: 25/100 Woowoonga — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 45 / 56
Lakeside — Low fire risk: 45/100 Woowoonga — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Woowoonga has more residents (117 vs 69); Woowoonga has higher household incomes ($50,232 vs $45,032).

Lakeside Woowoonga
Population 69 117
+70% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.5% +27.2%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $45,032/yr $50,232/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $240/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lakeside Woowoonga
0-4 13.0% / 3.4%
Lakeside — 0-4: 13.0% Woowoonga — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 13.0% / 16.2%
Lakeside — 5-14: 13.0% Woowoonga — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 — / —
Lakeside — 15-19: not among its largest Woowoonga — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Lakeside — 20-24: not among its largest Woowoonga — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.6% / 11.1%
Lakeside — 25-34: 11.6% Woowoonga — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 14.5% / 8.5%
Lakeside — 35-44: 14.5% Woowoonga — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 13.0% / 15.4%
Lakeside — 45-54: 13.0% Woowoonga — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 18.8% / 16.2%
Lakeside — 55-64: 18.8% Woowoonga — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 13.0% / 18.8%
Lakeside — 65-74: 13.0% Woowoonga — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 7.2% / 6.0%
Lakeside — 75-84: 7.2% Woowoonga — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 7.2% / 3.4%
Lakeside — 85+: 7.2% Woowoonga — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Lakeside Woowoonga
England 7.2% / 3.4%
Lakeside — England: 7.2% Woowoonga — England: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lakeside 55.0% couple families
Lakeside — Couple Families: 55.0% Lakeside — Lone Person: 45.0% Lakeside — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Woowoonga 42.3% couple families
Woowoonga — Couple Families: 42.3% Woowoonga — Lone Person: 46.2% Woowoonga — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lakeside 100.0% houses
Lakeside — Houses: 100.0%
Woowoonga 100.0% houses
Woowoonga — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lakeside Woowoonga
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 21.4%
Lakeside — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Woowoonga — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 8.5%
Lakeside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Woowoonga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 2.6%
Lakeside — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Woowoonga — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.4%
Lakeside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woowoonga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.4%
Lakeside — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Woowoonga — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lakeside 0.0% renting
Lakeside — Owned Outright: 77.3% Lakeside — Mortgage: 22.7% Lakeside — Renting: 0.0%
Woowoonga 0.0% renting
Woowoonga — Owned Outright: 66.7% Woowoonga — Mortgage: 33.3% Woowoonga — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Lakeside Woowoonga
New dwellings approved 30
across North Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lakeside Woowoonga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD

Liveability

Lakeside is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Lakeside Woowoonga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Lakeside carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 44); Woowoonga carries more crime risk (87 vs 75).

Lakeside Woowoonga
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
87/100
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

Lakeside Woowoonga
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

Lakeside Woowoonga
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Woowoonga sits further from the CBD (290.7 km vs 273.7 km).

Lakeside Woowoonga
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 273.7 km 290.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 224 min 245 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4621
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4621
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.

Lakeside Woowoonga
Car (driver) 69.6% / 89.7%
Lakeside — Car (driver): 69.6% Woowoonga — Car (driver): 89.7%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 10.3%
Lakeside — Worked from Home: 13.0% Woowoonga — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Walked Only 17.4% / —
Lakeside — Walked Only: 17.4% Woowoonga — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.7%).

Setting

Lakeside Woowoonga
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lakeside Woowoonga
Connectivity score 21/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

Lakeside Woowoonga
Annual rainfall 677 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Lakeside Woowoonga
Average residential rate $1,183/yr
same for both
Council North Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Lakeside Woowoonga
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lakeside Woowoonga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lakeside

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Woowoonga

Retirees Rural

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