West Woombye vs Towen Mountain
Towen Mountain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 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 Towen Mountain, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in West Woombye: a median of $1.47 million, against $1.28 million in Towen Mountain, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, West Woombye tends to suit couples, while Towen Mountain suits people living alone and families with children.
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 64%)
- Towen Mountain carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- West Woombye leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)
- Towen Mountain has cheaper houses ($1,277,500 vs $1,465,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Towen Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($362/wk vs $420/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Towen Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs 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 Towen Mountain drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
West Woombye has more residents (1,083 vs 304); West Woombye has higher household incomes ($109,980 vs $89,856).
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,083 +72% vs other | 304 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.5% | +5.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 44 |
| Median household income | $109,980/yr +18% vs other | $89,856/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $420/wk +14% vs other | $362/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,465,000 | $1,277,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 13 sales | — |
Development activity
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -41% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 82% of QLD | Higher than 63% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 78% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of QLD | Higher than 68% of QLD |
Liveability
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 67/100 | — |
| 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 10).
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 10/100 |
| 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
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 0 |
Mobility
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 104.9 km | 105.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 86 min | 87 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).
Setting
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.0 km same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 45/100 | 42/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 15% 385 premises | 8% 111 premises |
Air quality (annual mean)
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,690/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sunshine Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fisher | Fairfax |
| Member | Andrew Wallace | Ted O'Brien |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| West Woombye | Towen Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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