Veresdale vs Woodhill

Woodhill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 45 in Veresdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woodhill: a median of $1.38 million, against $1.01 million in Veresdale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Veresdale tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Woodhill suits families with children and couples.

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

  • Veresdale carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 43/100)
  • Woodhill is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Veresdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,007,500 vs $1,380,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Veresdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($338/wk vs $395/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodhill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (52 min vs 59 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (57.9 km vs 61.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Veresdale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 43/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 9%)
  • But Woodhill is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Woodhill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (70.3% vs 5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Veresdale Woodhill
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.

Veresdale Woodhill
Walkability 0 / 22
Veresdale — Walkability: 0/100 Woodhill — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 90 / 57
Veresdale — Safety: 90/100 Woodhill — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Veresdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woodhill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woodhill has more residents (1,231 vs 414); Veresdale skews older (45 vs 31).

Veresdale Woodhill
Population 414 1,231
+197% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +70.3%
Median age 45 31
Median household income $98,176/yr $130,260/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $338/wk $395/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Veresdale Woodhill
0-4 5.6% / 8.3%
Veresdale — 0-4: 5.6% Woodhill — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 12.1% / 18.3%
Veresdale — 5-14: 12.1% Woodhill — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 8.0% / 7.2%
Veresdale — 15-19: 8.0% Woodhill — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.3% / 5.0%
Veresdale — 20-24: 5.3% Woodhill — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 7.2% / 15.5%
Veresdale — 25-34: 7.2% Woodhill — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 11.4% / 15.2%
Veresdale — 35-44: 11.4% Woodhill — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 16.7% / 13.2%
Veresdale — 45-54: 16.7% Woodhill — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 14.5% / 8.7%
Veresdale — 55-64: 14.5% Woodhill — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 12.1% / 6.8%
Veresdale — 65-74: 12.1% Woodhill — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 5.1% / 1.2%
Veresdale — 75-84: 5.1% Woodhill — 75-84: 1.2%
85+ 1.7% / 0.7%
Veresdale — 85+: 1.7% Woodhill — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Veresdale 59.1% couple families
Veresdale — Couple Families: 59.1% Veresdale — Lone Person: 20.5% Veresdale — One Parent Families: 11.4% Veresdale — Group Household: 5.7% Veresdale — Other Families: 3.4%
Woodhill 73.2% couple families
Woodhill — Couple Families: 73.2% Woodhill — Lone Person: 8.3% Woodhill — One Parent Families: 17.3% Woodhill — Group Household: 1.2% Woodhill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Veresdale 21.8% renting
Veresdale — Owned Outright: 30.3% Veresdale — Mortgage: 47.9% Veresdale — Renting: 21.8%
Woodhill 9.2% renting
Woodhill — Owned Outright: 16.3% Woodhill — Mortgage: 74.6% Woodhill — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Veresdale Woodhill
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 18.8%
Veresdale — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Woodhill — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 6.9%
Veresdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Woodhill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 5.7%
Veresdale — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Woodhill — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.6%
Veresdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Woodhill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.2%
Veresdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Woodhill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Veresdale Woodhill
England 4.8% / 4.1%
Veresdale — England: 4.8% Woodhill — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 1.0% / 6.2%
Veresdale — New Zealand: 1.0% Woodhill — New Zealand: 6.2%
Scotland 1.4% / 0.3%
Veresdale — Scotland: 1.4% Woodhill — Scotland: 0.3%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.5%
Veresdale — South Africa: 0.7% Woodhill — South Africa: 0.5%
Zimbabwe — / 0.5%
Veresdale — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Woodhill — Zimbabwe: 0.5%
India — / 0.3%
Veresdale — India: not among its largest Woodhill — India: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Veresdale 100.0% houses
Veresdale — Houses: 100.0% Veresdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodhill 99.7% houses
Woodhill — Houses: 99.7% Woodhill — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Veresdale Woodhill
Median house price $1,007,500 $1,380,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $690,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 19 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Veresdale Woodhill
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
 4,950
across Logan
Approvals change year on year +65% -8%

Ranking within QLD

Veresdale Woodhill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD

Liveability

Woodhill is more walkable (22 vs 0).

Veresdale Woodhill
Grade — B
Score — 66/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Woodhill carries more crime risk (43 vs 10).

Veresdale Woodhill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
10/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Veresdale Woodhill
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Veresdale

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

Schools in Woodhill

  • Woodhill State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Veresdale Woodhill
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Veresdale sits further from the CBD (61.6 km vs 57.9 km).

Veresdale Woodhill
Walkability score 0/100 22/100
Distance to Brisbane 61.6 km
+6% vs other
 57.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 59 min 52 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
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.

Veresdale Woodhill
Car (driver) 73.2% / 81.6%
Veresdale — Car (driver): 73.2% Woodhill — Car (driver): 81.6%
Worked from Home 13.7% / 11.5%
Veresdale — Worked from Home: 13.7% Woodhill — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 4.5%
Veresdale — Car (passenger): 6.3% Woodhill — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 3.7% / 1.9%
Veresdale — Walked Only: 3.7% Woodhill — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus 3.2% / 0.6%
Veresdale — Bus: 3.2% Woodhill — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Veresdale Woodhill
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.4 km 37.9 km

NBN connectivity

Veresdale Woodhill
Connectivity score 40/100 76/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
149 premises
 62%
544 premises

Climate

Veresdale Woodhill
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Veresdale Woodhill
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Veresdale Woodhill
Average residential rate $1,689/yr $1,681/yr
Council Scenic Rim Logan

Federal electorate

Veresdale Woodhill
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Veresdale Woodhill
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Veresdale

Acreage River

Woodhill

Acreage Family Outer

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