Mogo vs Woodlands
Mogo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Woodlands. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodlands, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Woodlands: a median of $3 million, against $630,000 in Mogo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mogo tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Woodlands suits people living alone, share households, and older residents.
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
Mogo
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 35%)
- But Woodlands has more separate houses rather than flats (114% vs 100%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Mogo has cheaper houses ($630,000 vs $3,000,000)
- Woodlands leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 25%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mogo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Woodlands
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (247 min vs 257 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Woodlands
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 23%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Mogo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.1% vs -19.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mogo and Woodlands drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Mogo has more residents (332 vs 59); Woodlands skews older (55 vs 44).
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 332 +82% vs other | 59 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.1% | -19.2% |
| Median age | 44 | 55 |
| Median household income | $62,816/yr | $71,500/yr +14% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $260/wk +18% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $630,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 99% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 0% |
| Environmental | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 211 across Eurobodalla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 62% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
Woodlands is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Woodlands carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 24).
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | High 92/100 |
| Crime | — same for both | |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mogo
- Mogo Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Woodlands
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 41 | 0 |
Mobility
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 295 km | 294.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 257 min | 247 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2536 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2536 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).
Setting
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.3 km | 3.4 km 3.5 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 190 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 914 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,246/yr same for both | |
| Council | Eurobodalla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mogo | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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