Landers Shoot vs Palmwoods

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. Houses cost more in Landers Shoot: a median of $1.73 million, against $1.12 million in Palmwoods, though rent is higher in Palmwoods. On these figures, Palmwoods tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Landers Shoot carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 30/100)
  • Palmwoods has more parks and reserves (26 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Palmwoods

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,125,000 vs $1,729,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Landers Shoot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $430/wk)
  • But Palmwoods has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Palmwoods

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (84 min vs 91 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (102 km vs 105.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Palmwoods

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)
  • But Landers Shoot carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Landers Shoot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.2% vs 12.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
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.

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Walkability 0 / 71
Landers Shoot — Walkability: 0/100 Palmwoods — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 90 / 70
Landers Shoot — Safety: 90/100 Palmwoods — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Landers Shoot — Low fire risk: 100/100 Palmwoods — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Palmwoods has more residents (6,357 vs 308); Landers Shoot has higher household incomes ($114,400 vs $90,376).

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Population 308 6,357
+1964% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.2% +12.0%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $114,400/yr
+21% vs other
 $90,376/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk $430/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
0-4 3.6% / 5.1%
Landers Shoot — 0-4: 3.6% Palmwoods — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.3% / 13.5%
Landers Shoot — 5-14: 15.3% Palmwoods — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 8.8% / 6.2%
Landers Shoot — 15-19: 8.8% Palmwoods — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 6.8% / 4.7%
Landers Shoot — 20-24: 6.8% Palmwoods — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 6.2% / 10.5%
Landers Shoot — 25-34: 6.2% Palmwoods — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 12.0% / 12.3%
Landers Shoot — 35-44: 12.0% Palmwoods — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 20.5% / 14.3%
Landers Shoot — 45-54: 20.5% Palmwoods — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 14.3% / 13.4%
Landers Shoot — 55-64: 14.3% Palmwoods — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 8.1% / 10.9%
Landers Shoot — 65-74: 8.1% Palmwoods — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 5.2% / 6.2%
Landers Shoot — 75-84: 5.2% Palmwoods — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 2.7%
Landers Shoot — 85+: not among its largest Palmwoods — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Landers Shoot 54.1% couple families
Landers Shoot — Couple Families: 54.1% Landers Shoot — Lone Person: 24.6% Landers Shoot — One Parent Families: 21.3% Landers Shoot — Group Household: 0.0% Landers Shoot — Other Families: 0.0%
Palmwoods 48.4% couple families
Palmwoods — Couple Families: 48.4% Palmwoods — Lone Person: 29.4% Palmwoods — One Parent Families: 16.9% Palmwoods — Group Household: 4.3% Palmwoods — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Landers Shoot 8.8% renting
Landers Shoot — Owned Outright: 44.0% Landers Shoot — Mortgage: 47.3% Landers Shoot — Renting: 8.8%
Palmwoods 21.8% renting
Palmwoods — Owned Outright: 34.2% Palmwoods — Mortgage: 44.0% Palmwoods — Renting: 21.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 18.1%
Landers Shoot — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Palmwoods — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 11.6%
Landers Shoot — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Palmwoods — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.7%
Landers Shoot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Palmwoods — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.8%
Landers Shoot — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Palmwoods — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 2.0%
Landers Shoot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Palmwoods — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
England 6.2% / 6.2%
Landers Shoot — England: 6.2% Palmwoods — England: 6.2%
New Zealand 2.6% / 3.7%
Landers Shoot — New Zealand: 2.6% Palmwoods — New Zealand: 3.7%
South Africa 2.6% / 0.8%
Landers Shoot — South Africa: 2.6% Palmwoods — South Africa: 0.8%
Zimbabwe 1.6% / 0.3%
Landers Shoot — Zimbabwe: 1.6% Palmwoods — Zimbabwe: 0.3%
Vietnam 1.9% / —
Landers Shoot — Vietnam: 1.9% Palmwoods — Vietnam: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.5%
Landers Shoot — Ireland: not among its largest Palmwoods — Ireland: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Landers Shoot — Philippines: not among its largest Palmwoods — Philippines: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Landers Shoot 96.7% houses
Landers Shoot — Houses: 96.7% Landers Shoot — Townhouses: 0.0% Landers Shoot — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Palmwoods 90.4% houses
Palmwoods — Houses: 90.4% Palmwoods — Townhouses: 8.1% Palmwoods — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Median house price $1,729,000 $1,125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $812,450
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 77 sales

Development activity

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
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.

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Houses — 3.6%
$835/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Palmwoods is more walkable (71 vs 0).

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Grade — A
Score — 72/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Palmwoods carries more crime risk (30 vs 10).

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
10/100
 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

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Landers Shoot

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

Schools in Palmwoods

  • Palmwoods State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 26
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 0 54

Mobility

Landers Shoot sits further from the CBD (105.9 km vs 102 km).

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Walkability score 0/100 71/100
Distance to Brisbane 105.9 km
+4% vs other
 102 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 4555
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4555
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.

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Car (driver) 77.2% / 76.0%
Landers Shoot — Car (driver): 77.2% Palmwoods — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 16.4%
Landers Shoot — Worked from Home: 20.6% Palmwoods — Worked from Home: 16.4%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 4.7%
Landers Shoot — Car (passenger): 2.2% Palmwoods — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Landers Shoot — Walked Only: not among its largest Palmwoods — Walked Only: 1.9%
Train — / 0.5%
Landers Shoot — Train: not among its largest Palmwoods — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Elevation 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 13.1 km

NBN connectivity

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Connectivity score 30/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
91 premises
 48%
2,899 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Landers Shoot Palmwoods
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Landers Shoot

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