Sexton vs Woolooga

Sexton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 56 in Woolooga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woolooga, most households are couple families. On these figures, Woolooga tends to suit couples 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

They split

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

  • Sexton carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 68/100)
  • Woolooga is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Sexton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Sexton has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 7%)
  • Woolooga has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sexton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (147 min vs 159 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (195 km vs 209.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Sexton carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 68/100)
  • Woolooga has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Woolooga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.5% vs 16.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sexton Woolooga
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.

Sexton Woolooga
Walkability 0 / 0
Sexton — Walkability: 0/100 Woolooga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 32
Sexton — Safety: 82/100 Woolooga — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 35
Sexton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woolooga — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Woolooga has more residents (310 vs 187); Woolooga skews older (56 vs 40).

Sexton Woolooga
Population 187 310
+66% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.1% +25.5%
Median age 40 56
Median household income $79,092/yr
+22% vs other
 $61,984/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+22% vs other
 $243/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sexton Woolooga
0-4 3.7% / 3.2%
Sexton — 0-4: 3.7% Woolooga — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 9.6% / 11.0%
Sexton — 5-14: 9.6% Woolooga — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 10.7% / 5.2%
Sexton — 15-19: 10.7% Woolooga — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.7% / 3.9%
Sexton — 20-24: 3.7% Woolooga — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 11.2% / 4.5%
Sexton — 25-34: 11.2% Woolooga — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 13.4% / 10.6%
Sexton — 35-44: 13.4% Woolooga — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 13.4% / 12.3%
Sexton — 45-54: 13.4% Woolooga — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 12.3% / 24.8%
Sexton — 55-64: 12.3% Woolooga — 55-64: 24.8%
65-74 8.6% / 19.4%
Sexton — 65-74: 8.6% Woolooga — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 3.2% / 6.5%
Sexton — 75-84: 3.2% Woolooga — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 1.6% / 1.3%
Sexton — 85+: 1.6% Woolooga — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sexton 36.0% couple families
Sexton — Couple Families: 36.0% Sexton — Lone Person: 40.0% Sexton — One Parent Families: 18.0% Sexton — Group Household: 6.0%
Woolooga 56.4% couple families
Woolooga — Couple Families: 56.4% Woolooga — Lone Person: 34.5% Woolooga — One Parent Families: 9.1% Woolooga — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sexton 21.1% renting
Sexton — Owned Outright: 33.3% Sexton — Mortgage: 45.6% Sexton — Renting: 21.1%
Woolooga 6.8% renting
Woolooga — Owned Outright: 58.3% Woolooga — Mortgage: 35.0% Woolooga — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sexton Woolooga
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 22.9%
Sexton — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Woolooga — Certificate III & IV: 22.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 4.5%
Sexton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Woolooga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 5.2%
Sexton — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Woolooga — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Sexton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woolooga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Sexton Woolooga
England — / 4.8%
Sexton — England: not among its largest Woolooga — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 3.2% / 1.3%
Sexton — New Zealand: 3.2% Woolooga — New Zealand: 1.3%
Philippines — / 1.9%
Sexton — Philippines: not among its largest Woolooga — Philippines: 1.9%
South Africa — / 1.3%
Sexton — South Africa: not among its largest Woolooga — South Africa: 1.3%
Germany — / 1.0%
Sexton — Germany: not among its largest Woolooga — Germany: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sexton 100.0% houses
Sexton — Houses: 100.0% Sexton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woolooga 94.0% houses
Woolooga — Houses: 94.0% Woolooga — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sexton Woolooga
Median house price — $700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $440,750

Development activity

Sexton Woolooga
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sexton Woolooga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Sexton Woolooga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Woolooga carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 0); Woolooga carries more crime risk (68 vs 18).

Sexton Woolooga
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Sexton Woolooga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sexton

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

Schools in Woolooga

  • Woolooga State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Sexton Woolooga
Parks & reserves 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 1 11

Mobility

Woolooga sits further from the CBD (209.2 km vs 195 km).

Sexton Woolooga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 195 km 209.2 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 147 min 159 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Sexton Woolooga
Car (driver) 64.2% / 71.6%
Sexton — Car (driver): 64.2% Woolooga — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 17.6%
Sexton — Worked from Home: 16.4% Woolooga — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) 10.4% / 6.8%
Sexton — Car (passenger): 10.4% Woolooga — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 9.0% / 4.1%
Sexton — Walked Only: 9.0% Woolooga — Walked Only: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Sexton Woolooga
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sexton Woolooga
Connectivity score 29/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
88 premises

Climate

Sexton Woolooga
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Sexton Woolooga
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Sexton Woolooga
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sexton Woolooga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sexton

Rural

Woolooga

Retirees Rural

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