West Woombye vs Coes Creek

Coes Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in West Woombye. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Woombye, most households are couple families. In Coes Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in West Woombye: a median of $1.47 million, against $930,000 in Coes Creek, though rent is higher in Coes Creek. On these figures, West Woombye tends to suit couples, while Coes Creek suits 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

They split

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

  • West Woombye is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 69%)
  • Coes Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)

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

First-home buyers

Coes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($930,000 vs $1,465,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Woombye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coes Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 10/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)
  • But West Woombye has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

West Woombye Coes Creek
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.

West Woombye Coes Creek
Walkability 10 / 38
West Woombye — Walkability: 10/100 Coes Creek — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 70 / 80
West Woombye — Safety: 70/100 Coes Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
West Woombye — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coes Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coes Creek has more residents (1,515 vs 1,083); West Woombye has higher household incomes ($109,980 vs $84,656).

West Woombye Coes Creek
Population 1,083 1,515
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.5% +8.8%
Median age 47 43
Median household income $109,980/yr
+23% vs other
 $84,656/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk $443/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Woombye Coes Creek
0-4 3.3% / 5.2%
West Woombye — 0-4: 3.3% Coes Creek — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 12.4% / 14.0%
West Woombye — 5-14: 12.4% Coes Creek — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 6.8% / 6.1%
West Woombye — 15-19: 6.8% Coes Creek — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.1% / 3.6%
West Woombye — 20-24: 5.1% Coes Creek — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 7.6% / 10.4%
West Woombye — 25-34: 7.6% Coes Creek — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 10.4% / 13.5%
West Woombye — 35-44: 10.4% Coes Creek — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 14.9% / 13.0%
West Woombye — 45-54: 14.9% Coes Creek — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 13.5% / 13.3%
West Woombye — 55-64: 13.5% Coes Creek — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 12.6% / 11.1%
West Woombye — 65-74: 12.6% Coes Creek — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 8.6% / 7.2%
West Woombye — 75-84: 8.6% Coes Creek — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 4.1% / 1.9%
West Woombye — 85+: 4.1% Coes Creek — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

West Woombye 61.6% couple families
West Woombye — Couple Families: 61.6% West Woombye — Lone Person: 19.9% West Woombye — One Parent Families: 18.5% West Woombye — Group Household: 0.0% West Woombye — Other Families: 0.0%
Coes Creek 50.9% couple families
Coes Creek — Couple Families: 50.9% Coes Creek — Lone Person: 26.1% Coes Creek — One Parent Families: 17.7% Coes Creek — Group Household: 4.5% Coes Creek — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

West Woombye 11.6% renting
West Woombye — Owned Outright: 44.7% West Woombye — Mortgage: 43.7% West Woombye — Renting: 11.6%
Coes Creek 13.1% renting
Coes Creek — Owned Outright: 36.3% Coes Creek — Mortgage: 50.7% Coes Creek — Renting: 13.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

West Woombye Coes Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 18.0%
West Woombye — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Coes Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 8.1%
West Woombye — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Coes Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 9.3%
West Woombye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Coes Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.6%
West Woombye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Coes Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 1.9%
West Woombye — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Coes Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

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.

West Woombye Coes Creek
England 4.2% / 4.9%
West Woombye — England: 4.2% Coes Creek — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 2.5% / 3.6%
West Woombye — New Zealand: 2.5% Coes Creek — New Zealand: 3.6%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.3%
West Woombye — South Africa: 0.6% Coes Creek — South Africa: 1.3%
Germany 1.0% / 0.7%
West Woombye — Germany: 1.0% Coes Creek — Germany: 0.7%
Sri Lanka 0.4% / —
West Woombye — Sri Lanka: 0.4% Coes Creek — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.4%
West Woombye — Ireland: not among its largest Coes Creek — Ireland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

West Woombye 97.5% houses
West Woombye — Houses: 97.5% West Woombye — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% West Woombye — Townhouses: 0.0%
Coes Creek 99.1% houses
Coes Creek — Houses: 99.1% Coes Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Coes Creek — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

West Woombye Coes Creek
Median house price $1,465,000 $930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 47 days
from 13 sales
 24 days
from 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

West Woombye Coes Creek
3 bed $1.23M / $831K
West Woombye — 3 bed: $1.23M (7 sales) Coes Creek — 3 bed: $831K (25 sales)

7 vs 25 sales

4 bed $1.65M / $982K
West Woombye — 4 bed: $1.65M (12 sales) Coes Creek — 4 bed: $982K (21 sales)

12 vs 21 sales

Development activity

West Woombye Coes Creek
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

West Woombye Coes Creek
Houses — 4.7%
$950/wk on $1.06M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

West Woombye Coes Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 81% of QLD

Liveability

Coes Creek is more walkable (38 vs 10).

West Woombye Coes Creek
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 66/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

West Woombye carries more crime risk (30 vs 20).

West Woombye Coes Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
20/100
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

West Woombye Coes Creek
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

West Woombye Coes Creek
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

West Woombye Coes Creek
Walkability score 10/100 38/100
Distance to Brisbane 104.9 km 104.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 85 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4559
 0.9%
postcode 4560
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4559
 74
postcode 4560

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.

West Woombye Coes Creek
Car (driver) 79.0% / 81.2%
West Woombye — Car (driver): 79.0% Coes Creek — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 11.4%
West Woombye — Worked from Home: 15.2% Coes Creek — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 5.2%
West Woombye — Car (passenger): 3.7% Coes Creek — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 2.1% / 0.5%
West Woombye — Walked Only: 2.1% Coes Creek — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus — / 1.0%
West Woombye — Bus: not among its largest Coes Creek — Bus: 1.0%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
West Woombye — Bicycle: not among its largest Coes Creek — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

West Woombye Coes Creek
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.0 km 12.9 km

NBN connectivity

West Woombye Coes Creek
Connectivity score 45/100 75/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
385 premises
 55%
598 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

West Woombye Coes Creek
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

West Woombye Coes Creek
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

West Woombye Coes Creek
Division Fisher Fairfax
Member Andrew Wallace Ted O'Brien
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

West Woombye Coes Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

West Woombye

Acreage Premium Retirees

Coes Creek

Large Blocks Quiet

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