Stanmore vs Woodford

Woodford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Stanmore. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stanmore, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stanmore: a median of $1.52 million, against $848,000 in Woodford, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Stanmore tends to suit families with children and couples, while Woodford suits young adults, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • But Stanmore is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Woodford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($847,500 vs $1,525,000)

Weighs house prices and 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 82.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Woodford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.3% vs 3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Stanmore 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.

Stanmore 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.

Stanmore Woodford
Walkability 0 / 0
Stanmore — Walkability: 0/100 Woodford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 36
Stanmore — Safety: 43/100 Woodford — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 53 / 79
Stanmore — Low fire risk: 53/100 Woodford — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Woodford has more residents (4,022 vs 454); Stanmore skews older (45 vs 38).

Stanmore Woodford
Population 454 4,022
+786% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +16.3%
Median age 45 38
Median household income $82,316/yr
+12% vs other
 $72,436/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+6% vs other
 $328/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stanmore Woodford
0-4 5.5% / 3.3%
Stanmore — 0-4: 5.5% Woodford — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 12.6% / 7.3%
Stanmore — 5-14: 12.6% Woodford — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 6.6% / 3.8%
Stanmore — 15-19: 6.6% Woodford — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.0% / 7.4%
Stanmore — 20-24: 4.0% Woodford — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 8.6% / 22.0%
Stanmore — 25-34: 8.6% Woodford — 25-34: 22.0%
35-44 11.7% / 16.9%
Stanmore — 35-44: 11.7% Woodford — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 11.7% / 12.1%
Stanmore — 45-54: 11.7% Woodford — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 20.3% / 10.8%
Stanmore — 55-64: 20.3% Woodford — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 13.7% / 9.9%
Stanmore — 65-74: 13.7% Woodford — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 3.3% / 4.4%
Stanmore — 75-84: 3.3% Woodford — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.7% / 2.1%
Stanmore — 85+: 0.7% Woodford — 85+: 2.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stanmore 51.1% couple families
Stanmore — Couple Families: 51.1% Stanmore — Lone Person: 21.7% Stanmore — One Parent Families: 19.6% Stanmore — Group Household: 7.6% Stanmore — 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.

Stanmore 21.2% renting
Stanmore — Owned Outright: 43.2% Stanmore — Mortgage: 35.6% Stanmore — Renting: 21.2%
Woodford 19.5% renting
Woodford — Owned Outright: 37.6% Woodford — Mortgage: 42.9% Woodford — Renting: 19.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Stanmore Woodford
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 14.2%
Stanmore — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Woodford — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 6.2%
Stanmore — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Woodford — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 4.6%
Stanmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Woodford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.0%
Stanmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Woodford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 0.7%
Stanmore — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Woodford — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Stanmore Woodford
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.5%
Stanmore — New Zealand: 3.1% Woodford — New Zealand: 3.5%
England 3.1% / 2.9%
Stanmore — England: 3.1% Woodford — England: 2.9%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.3%
Stanmore — South Africa: 0.9% Woodford — South Africa: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Stanmore — Scotland: not among its largest Woodford — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Stanmore — Philippines: not among its largest Woodford — Philippines: 0.3%
Vietnam — / 0.3%
Stanmore — Vietnam: not among its largest Woodford — Vietnam: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stanmore 102.1% houses
Stanmore — Houses: 102.1% Stanmore — Townhouses: 0.0% Stanmore — 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

Stanmore Woodford
Median house price $1,525,000 $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

Stanmore 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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Stanmore Woodford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% 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 47% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of QLD

Liveability

Stanmore Woodford
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Stanmore carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 21).

Stanmore Woodford
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 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 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Stanmore 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 Stanmore

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

Stanmore Woodford
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 16 20

Mobility

Stanmore sits further from the CBD (82.8 km vs 77.2 km).

Stanmore Woodford
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 82.8 km
+7% vs other
 77.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 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.

Stanmore Woodford
Car (driver) 69.1% / 78.3%
Stanmore — Car (driver): 69.1% Woodford — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 24.3% / 12.7%
Stanmore — Worked from Home: 24.3% Woodford — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Walked Only 5.0% / 2.7%
Stanmore — Walked Only: 5.0% Woodford — Walked Only: 2.7%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 4.2%
Stanmore — Car (passenger): 1.7% Woodford — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Train — / 1.2%
Stanmore — Train: not among its largest Woodford — Train: 1.2%

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

Setting

Stanmore Woodford
Elevation 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.8 km 24.2 km

NBN connectivity

Stanmore Woodford
Connectivity score 29/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
152 premises
 38%
1,409 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Stanmore 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

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

Tags

Stanmore

Rural

Woodford

Acreage Multicultural

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