Neurum vs Woodford

Woodford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Neurum. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Neurum, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Woodford tends to suit young adults.

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

Woodford

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • But Neurum carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 64/100)

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

First-home buyers

Neurum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Woodford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (77.2 km vs 84.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Neurum

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 64/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • But Woodford has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Neurum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.4% vs 16.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Neurum Woodford
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.

Neurum Woodford
Walkability 0 / 0
Neurum — Walkability: 0/100 Woodford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 36
Neurum — Safety: 83/100 Woodford — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 52 / 79
Neurum — Low fire risk: 52/100 Woodford — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Woodford has more residents (4,022 vs 178); Neurum skews older (48 vs 38).

Neurum Woodford
Population 178 4,022
+2160% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.4% +16.3%
Median age 48 38
Median household income $71,500/yr $72,436/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+6% vs other
 $328/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Neurum Woodford
0-4 5.1% / 3.3%
Neurum — 0-4: 5.1% Woodford — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 9.6% / 7.3%
Neurum — 5-14: 9.6% Woodford — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 5.6% / 3.8%
Neurum — 15-19: 5.6% Woodford — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 2.2% / 7.4%
Neurum — 20-24: 2.2% Woodford — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 12.4% / 22.0%
Neurum — 25-34: 12.4% Woodford — 25-34: 22.0%
35-44 12.9% / 16.9%
Neurum — 35-44: 12.9% Woodford — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 16.9% / 12.1%
Neurum — 45-54: 16.9% Woodford — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 12.9% / 10.8%
Neurum — 55-64: 12.9% Woodford — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 21.3% / 9.9%
Neurum — 65-74: 21.3% Woodford — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 2.8% / 4.4%
Neurum — 75-84: 2.8% Woodford — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 2.1%
Neurum — 85+: not among its largest Woodford — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Neurum 50.0% couple families
Neurum — Couple Families: 50.0% Neurum — Lone Person: 35.7% Neurum — One Parent Families: 7.1% Neurum — Group Household: 7.1% Neurum — Other Families: 0.0%
Woodford 41.0% couple families
Woodford — Couple Families: 41.0% Woodford — Lone Person: 33.4% Woodford — One Parent Families: 20.0% Woodford — Group Household: 4.1% Woodford — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Neurum 19.0% renting
Neurum — Owned Outright: 55.6% Neurum — Mortgage: 25.4% Neurum — Renting: 19.0%
Woodford 19.5% renting
Woodford — Owned Outright: 37.6% Woodford — Mortgage: 42.9% Woodford — Renting: 19.5%
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.

Neurum Woodford
England 5.6% / 2.9%
Neurum — England: 5.6% Woodford — England: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 3.5%
Neurum — New Zealand: not among its largest Woodford — New Zealand: 3.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Neurum — Scotland: not among its largest Woodford — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Neurum — Philippines: not among its largest Woodford — Philippines: 0.3%
Vietnam — / 0.3%
Neurum — Vietnam: not among its largest Woodford — Vietnam: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Neurum Woodford
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 14.2%
Neurum — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Woodford — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 6.2%
Neurum — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Woodford — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.7% / 4.6%
Neurum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.7% Woodford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Neurum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woodford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Neurum — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Woodford — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Neurum 103.1% houses
Neurum — Houses: 103.1% Neurum — Townhouses: 0.0% Neurum — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodford 95.3% houses
Woodford — Houses: 95.3% Woodford — Townhouses: 3.5% Woodford — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Neurum Woodford
Median house price — $847,500
Median unit price — $662,000
Median land price — $1,100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 42 sales

Development activity

Neurum Woodford
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Neurum Woodford
Houses — 4.3%
$725/wk on $875K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Neurum Woodford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of QLD

Liveability

Neurum Woodford
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woodford carries more crime risk (64 vs 17); Neurum carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 21).

Neurum Woodford
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
64/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Neurum Woodford
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Neurum

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

Schools in Woodford

  • Woodford State School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Neurum Woodford
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 2 20

Mobility

Neurum sits further from the CBD (84.3 km vs 77.2 km).

Neurum Woodford
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 84.3 km
+8% vs other
 77.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 75 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4514
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.

Neurum Woodford
Car (driver) 76.9% / 78.3%
Neurum — Car (driver): 76.9% Woodford — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 12.7%
Neurum — Worked from Home: 13.5% Woodford — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Car (passenger) 9.6% / 4.2%
Neurum — Car (passenger): 9.6% Woodford — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only — / 2.7%
Neurum — Walked Only: not among its largest Woodford — Walked Only: 2.7%
Train — / 1.2%
Neurum — Train: not among its largest Woodford — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Neurum Woodford
Elevation 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 24.2 km

NBN connectivity

Neurum Woodford
Connectivity score 30/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
68 premises
 38%
1,409 premises

Climate

Neurum Woodford
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Neurum Woodford
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Neurum Woodford
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Neurum Woodford
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Neurum

Rural

Woodford

Acreage Multicultural

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