Mount Alma vs Wooderson
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Alma, most households are people living alone. In Wooderson, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Alma tends to suit people living alone, while Wooderson suits families with children.
Mount Alma is a very small, remote community of 59 people, while Wooderson is larger with 217 residents and sits slightly closer to Brisbane's CBD. Mount Alma offers notably higher median household income at $108,316 compared to Wooderson's $92,612, and significantly cheaper weekly rent at $150 versus $250. However, Mount Alma carries a substantially higher crime risk score of 82 compared to Wooderson's 18, which is an important consideration for safety-conscious buyers. Both suburbs are quite distant from the CBD and share similar socio-economic profiles, so your choice may hinge on whether you prioritise affordability and income levels against crime risk and rental costs.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Wooderson
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 82/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 29%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wooderson
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 100%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Alma
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 14%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wooderson
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (540.7 km vs 561.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (377 min vs 386 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wooderson
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Alma
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.5% vs 15.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Alma and Wooderson 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
Wooderson has more residents (217 vs 59); Wooderson rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk).
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 217 +268% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +25.5% | +15.4% |
| Median age | 40 | 38 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +14% vs other | $92,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $250/wk +67% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Development activity
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Gladstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +132% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 55% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 36% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Alma carries more crime risk (82 vs 18); Mount Alma carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 47).
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | Low 18/100 |
| 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
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 49 | 14 |
Mobility
Mount Alma sits further from the CBD (561.8 km vs 540.7 km).
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 561.8 km +4% vs other | 540.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 386 min | 377 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4680 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 4680 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 (90.1%).
Setting
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 68 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 101 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 43.2 km | 30.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 11 premises | 0% 60 premises |
Climate
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 851 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 14.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,358/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gladstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Alma | Wooderson | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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