Sheep Station Creek vs Woolmar

Woolmar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Sheep Station Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sheep Station Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Woolmar, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Sheep Station Creek tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Sheep Station Creek carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 50/100)
  • Woolmar is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Woolmar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Sheep Station Creek has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $380/wk)
  • Woolmar has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woolmar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (105.3 km vs 109.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sheep Station Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Woolmar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.2% vs 7.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
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.

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Walkability 0 / 0
Sheep Station Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Woolmar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 50
Sheep Station Creek — Safety: 66/100 Woolmar — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 40 / 73
Sheep Station Creek — Low fire risk: 40/100 Woolmar — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Woolmar has more residents (565 vs 116); Woolmar rents higher ($380/wk vs $300/wk).

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Population 116 565
+387% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +34.2%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $68,224/yr $77,064/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $380/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
0-4 6.9% / 5.5%
Sheep Station Creek — 0-4: 6.9% Woolmar — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.9% / 14.5%
Sheep Station Creek — 5-14: 12.9% Woolmar — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.9% / 6.9%
Sheep Station Creek — 15-19: 6.9% Woolmar — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 — / 3.0%
Sheep Station Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Woolmar — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 11.2% / 13.5%
Sheep Station Creek — 25-34: 11.2% Woolmar — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 13.8% / 16.1%
Sheep Station Creek — 35-44: 13.8% Woolmar — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 12.1% / 11.9%
Sheep Station Creek — 45-54: 12.1% Woolmar — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 21.6% / 10.3%
Sheep Station Creek — 55-64: 21.6% Woolmar — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 17.2% / 12.7%
Sheep Station Creek — 65-74: 17.2% Woolmar — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 6.9% / 5.8%
Sheep Station Creek — 75-84: 6.9% Woolmar — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.6% / 1.1%
Sheep Station Creek — 85+: 2.6% Woolmar — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sheep Station Creek 42.9% couple families
Sheep Station Creek — Couple Families: 42.9% Sheep Station Creek — Lone Person: 46.4% Sheep Station Creek — One Parent Families: 10.7% Sheep Station Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Woolmar 50.9% couple families
Woolmar — Couple Families: 50.9% Woolmar — Lone Person: 28.9% Woolmar — One Parent Families: 17.5% Woolmar — Group Household: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sheep Station Creek 12.2% renting
Sheep Station Creek — Owned Outright: 68.3% Sheep Station Creek — Mortgage: 19.5% Sheep Station Creek — Renting: 12.2%
Woolmar 23.9% renting
Woolmar — Owned Outright: 41.5% Woolmar — Mortgage: 34.7% Woolmar — Renting: 23.9%
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.

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Philippines — / 23.2%
Sheep Station Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Woolmar — Philippines: 23.2%
England 4.3% / 3.5%
Sheep Station Creek — England: 4.3% Woolmar — England: 3.5%
China — / 1.6%
Sheep Station Creek — China: not among its largest Woolmar — China: 1.6%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Sheep Station Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Woolmar — New Zealand: 1.4%
Taiwan — / 1.2%
Sheep Station Creek — Taiwan: not among its largest Woolmar — Taiwan: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Qualifications

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

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 12.6%
Sheep Station Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Woolmar — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 9.7%
Sheep Station Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Woolmar — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 7.4%
Sheep Station Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Woolmar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Sheep Station Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Woolmar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Sheep Station Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woolmar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sheep Station Creek 100.0% houses
Sheep Station Creek — Houses: 100.0% Sheep Station Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woolmar 97.8% houses
Woolmar — Houses: 97.8% Woolmar — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Median house price — $795,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 89 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
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.

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Houses — 4.7%
$795/wk on $878K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 83% of QLD

Liveability

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Grade — D
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Sheep Station Creek carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 27); Woolmar carries more crime risk (50 vs 34).

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
50/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
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

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 15 19

Mobility

Sheep Station Creek sits further from the CBD (109.4 km vs 105.3 km).

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 109.4 km
+4% vs other
 105.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4515
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 87
postcode 4515
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.

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Car (driver) 69.5% / 75.7%
Sheep Station Creek — Car (driver): 69.5% Woolmar — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 30.5% / 5.8%
Sheep Station Creek — Worked from Home: 30.5% Woolmar — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 18.6%
Sheep Station Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Woolmar — Car (passenger): 18.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.7%).

Setting

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Elevation 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Connectivity score 33/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
42 premises
 44%
248 premises

Climate

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sheep Station Creek Woolmar
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sheep Station Creek

Retirees Rural

Woolmar

River Rural

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