West Woombye vs Woombye

Woombye is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in West Woombye. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Woombye, most households are couple families. In Woombye, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in West Woombye: a median of $1.47 million, against $1.1 million in Woombye. On these figures, West Woombye tends to suit couples and older residents, while Woombye 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 carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 48/100)
  • Woombye has more childcare (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Woombye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,465,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woombye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woombye

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 86 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (99.5 km vs 104.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • West Woombye has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
  • Woombye has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Woombye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.5% vs 7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

West Woombye and Woombye 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 Woombye
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 Woombye
Walkability 10 / 38
West Woombye — Walkability: 10/100 Woombye — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 70 / 52
West Woombye — Safety: 70/100 Woombye — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
West Woombye — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woombye — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woombye has more residents (3,944 vs 1,083); West Woombye has higher household incomes ($109,980 vs $91,676).

West Woombye Woombye
Population 1,083 3,944
+264% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.5% +21.5%
Median age 47 40
Median household income $109,980/yr
+17% vs other
 $91,676/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+5% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Woombye Woombye
0-4 3.3% / 5.3%
West Woombye — 0-4: 3.3% Woombye — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.4% / 13.7%
West Woombye — 5-14: 12.4% Woombye — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 6.8% / 7.2%
West Woombye — 15-19: 6.8% Woombye — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.1% / 5.2%
West Woombye — 20-24: 5.1% Woombye — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 7.6% / 11.1%
West Woombye — 25-34: 7.6% Woombye — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 10.4% / 13.8%
West Woombye — 35-44: 10.4% Woombye — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 14.9% / 15.0%
West Woombye — 45-54: 14.9% Woombye — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 13.5% / 13.3%
West Woombye — 55-64: 13.5% Woombye — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 12.6% / 9.5%
West Woombye — 65-74: 12.6% Woombye — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 8.6% / 4.8%
West Woombye — 75-84: 8.6% Woombye — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 4.1% / 1.3%
West Woombye — 85+: 4.1% Woombye — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

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%
Woombye 51.4% couple families
Woombye — Couple Families: 51.4% Woombye — Lone Person: 27.1% Woombye — One Parent Families: 16.7% Woombye — Group Household: 4.0% Woombye — Other Families: 0.9%
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%
Woombye 26.9% renting
Woombye — Owned Outright: 28.5% Woombye — Mortgage: 44.7% Woombye — Renting: 26.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

West Woombye Woombye
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 18.8%
West Woombye — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Woombye — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 12.0%
West Woombye — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Woombye — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 9.0%
West Woombye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Woombye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 3.1%
West Woombye — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Woombye — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.9%
West Woombye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Woombye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

West Woombye Woombye
England 4.2% / 5.7%
West Woombye — England: 4.2% Woombye — England: 5.7%
New Zealand 2.5% / 4.0%
West Woombye — New Zealand: 2.5% Woombye — New Zealand: 4.0%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.7%
West Woombye — South Africa: 0.6% Woombye — South Africa: 1.7%
Germany 1.0% / 0.5%
West Woombye — Germany: 1.0% Woombye — Germany: 0.5%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.5%
West Woombye — Scotland: 0.4% Woombye — Scotland: 0.5%
Sri Lanka 0.4% / —
West Woombye — Sri Lanka: 0.4% Woombye — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

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%
Woombye 85.5% houses
Woombye — Houses: 85.5% Woombye — Flats / Apartments: 7.2% Woombye — Townhouses: 7.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

West Woombye Woombye
Median house price $1,465,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $905,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 47 days
from 13 sales
 38 days
from 58 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 Woombye
3 bed $1.23M / $925K
West Woombye — 3 bed: $1.23M (7 sales) Woombye — 3 bed: $925K (43 sales)

7 vs 43 sales

4 bed $1.65M / $1.18M
West Woombye — 4 bed: $1.65M (12 sales) Woombye — 4 bed: $1.18M (51 sales)

12 vs 51 sales

Development activity

West Woombye Woombye
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 Woombye
Houses — 4.0%
$800/wk on $1.05M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

West Woombye Woombye
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 29% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 52% of QLD

Liveability

Woombye is more walkable (38 vs 10); West Woombye scores higher overall (67 vs 51).

West Woombye Woombye
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Woombye carries more crime risk (48 vs 30).

West Woombye Woombye
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
48/100
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 Woombye
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in West Woombye

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

Schools in Woombye

  • Suncoast Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Woombye State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Nambour Christian College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

West Woombye Woombye
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 5 9

Mobility

West Woombye sits further from the CBD (104.9 km vs 99.5 km).

West Woombye Woombye
Walkability score 10/100 38/100
Distance to Brisbane 104.9 km
+5% vs other
 99.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 80 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4559
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4559
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.

West Woombye Woombye
Car (driver) 79.0% / 78.6%
West Woombye — Car (driver): 79.0% Woombye — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 14.5%
West Woombye — Worked from Home: 15.2% Woombye — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.4%
West Woombye — Car (passenger): 3.7% Woombye — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 2.1% / 1.5%
West Woombye — Walked Only: 2.1% Woombye — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus — / 0.9%
West Woombye — Bus: not among its largest Woombye — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

West Woombye Woombye
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.0 km 9.9 km

NBN connectivity

West Woombye Woombye
Connectivity score 45/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
385 premises
 39%
1,619 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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