Majors Creek vs Woodstock

Woodstock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Majors Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Majors Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Majors Creek tends to suit couples, while Woodstock 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

Majors Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 37/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 57%)
  • But Woodstock has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Woodstock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Majors Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (899 min vs 918 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1318 km vs 1341.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Majors Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Woodstock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs -0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Majors Creek Woodstock
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.

Majors Creek Woodstock
Walkability 0 / 0
Majors Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Woodstock — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 63
Majors Creek — Safety: 80/100 Woodstock — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 49 / 100
Majors Creek — Low fire risk: 49/100 Woodstock — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Majors Creek rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk); Majors Creek skews older (49 vs 45).

Majors Creek Woodstock
Population 327
+17% vs other
 270
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% +13.0%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $81,224/yr
+6% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Majors Creek Woodstock
0-4 3.1% / 6.7%
Majors Creek — 0-4: 3.1% Woodstock — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 10.4% / 13.0%
Majors Creek — 5-14: 10.4% Woodstock — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.3% / 6.3%
Majors Creek — 15-19: 4.3% Woodstock — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.4% / 4.8%
Majors Creek — 20-24: 3.4% Woodstock — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 6.4% / 8.5%
Majors Creek — 25-34: 6.4% Woodstock — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 12.2% / 13.7%
Majors Creek — 35-44: 12.2% Woodstock — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 17.7% / 14.8%
Majors Creek — 45-54: 17.7% Woodstock — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 20.2% / 14.1%
Majors Creek — 55-64: 20.2% Woodstock — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 15.9% / 18.1%
Majors Creek — 65-74: 15.9% Woodstock — 65-74: 18.1%
75-84 3.7% / 3.0%
Majors Creek — 75-84: 3.7% Woodstock — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 2.8% / 1.1%
Majors Creek — 85+: 2.8% Woodstock — 85+: 1.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Majors Creek 54.7% couple families
Majors Creek — Couple Families: 54.7% Majors Creek — Lone Person: 31.2% Majors Creek — One Parent Families: 14.1% Majors Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Woodstock 40.0% couple families
Woodstock — Couple Families: 40.0% Woodstock — Lone Person: 35.7% Woodstock — One Parent Families: 17.1% Woodstock — Group Household: 7.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Majors Creek 11.2% renting
Majors Creek — Owned Outright: 45.8% Majors Creek — Mortgage: 43.0% Majors Creek — Renting: 11.2%
Woodstock 13.3% renting
Woodstock — Owned Outright: 45.6% Woodstock — Mortgage: 41.1% Woodstock — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Majors Creek Woodstock
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.5%
Majors Creek — New Zealand: 2.4% Woodstock — New Zealand: 1.5%
England 0.9% / 2.2%
Majors Creek — England: 0.9% Woodstock — England: 2.2%
South Africa — / 2.2%
Majors Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Woodstock — South Africa: 2.2%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Majors Creek — Philippines: 0.9% Woodstock — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Majors Creek Woodstock
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 21.5%
Majors Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Woodstock — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 6.7%
Majors Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Woodstock — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 5.9%
Majors Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Woodstock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.5%
Majors Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Woodstock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Majors Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Woodstock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Majors Creek 96.6% houses
Majors Creek — Houses: 96.6% Majors Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Woodstock 100.0% houses
Woodstock — Houses: 100.0% Woodstock — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Majors Creek Woodstock
Median house price $767,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Majors Creek Woodstock
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Majors Creek Woodstock
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Majors Creek Woodstock
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Majors Creek carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Woodstock carries more crime risk (37 vs 20).

Majors Creek Woodstock
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
37/100
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

Majors Creek Woodstock
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Majors Creek

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

Schools in Woodstock

  • Woodstock State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Majors Creek Woodstock
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 11 14

Mobility

Woodstock sits further from the CBD (1341.4 km vs 1318 km).

Majors Creek Woodstock
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1318 km 1341.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 899 min 918 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4816
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4816
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.

Majors Creek Woodstock
Car (driver) 66.2% / 77.1%
Majors Creek — Car (driver): 66.2% Woodstock — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 12.4%
Majors Creek — Worked from Home: 29.2% Woodstock — Worked from Home: 12.4%
Walked Only 4.6% / 4.8%
Majors Creek — Walked Only: 4.6% Woodstock — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) — / 2.9%
Majors Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Woodstock — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Bus — / 2.9%
Majors Creek — Bus: not among its largest Woodstock — Bus: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).

Setting

Majors Creek Woodstock
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.5 km 33.8 km

NBN connectivity

Majors Creek Woodstock
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
179 premises
 0%
147 premises

Climate

Majors Creek Woodstock
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm 1,304 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C 31.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 13.3°C 15.0°C

Council rates

Majors Creek Woodstock
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Majors Creek Woodstock
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Majors Creek Woodstock
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Majors Creek

Rural

Woodstock

Rural

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