Winya vs Woolmar

Woolmar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Winya. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woolmar, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Winya: a median of $880,000, against $795,000 in Woolmar, though rent is higher in Woolmar. On these figures, Winya tends to suit people living alone and share households, while Woolmar 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

Woolmar

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 82/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Woolmar

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($795,000 vs $880,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Winya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Winya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (97.3 km vs 105.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 91 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Winya has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
  • Woolmar carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Winya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (76.4% vs 34.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Winya Woolmar
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.

Winya Woolmar
Walkability 4 / 0
Winya — Walkability: 4/100 Woolmar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 50
Winya — Safety: 18/100 Woolmar — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 73
Winya — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woolmar — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Woolmar has more residents (565 vs 127); Woolmar rents higher ($380/wk vs $300/wk).

Winya Woolmar
Population 127 565
+345% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +76.4% +34.2%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $74,724/yr $77,064/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $380/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Winya Woolmar
0-4 3.1% / 5.5%
Winya — 0-4: 3.1% Woolmar — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 9.4% / 14.5%
Winya — 5-14: 9.4% Woolmar — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.3% / 6.9%
Winya — 15-19: 6.3% Woolmar — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 2.4% / 3.0%
Winya — 20-24: 2.4% Woolmar — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 22.0% / 13.5%
Winya — 25-34: 22.0% Woolmar — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 14.2% / 16.1%
Winya — 35-44: 14.2% Woolmar — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 10.2% / 11.9%
Winya — 45-54: 10.2% Woolmar — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 9.4% / 10.3%
Winya — 55-64: 9.4% Woolmar — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 16.5% / 12.7%
Winya — 65-74: 16.5% Woolmar — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 10.2% / 5.8%
Winya — 75-84: 10.2% Woolmar — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 1.1%
Winya — 85+: not among its largest Woolmar — 85+: 1.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Winya 24.2% couple families
Winya — Couple Families: 24.2% Winya — Lone Person: 42.4% Winya — One Parent Families: 21.2% Winya — Group Household: 12.1%
Woolmar 50.9% couple families
Woolmar — Couple Families: 50.9% Woolmar — Lone Person: 28.9% Woolmar — One Parent Families: 17.5% Woolmar — Group Household: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Winya 18.8% renting
Winya — Owned Outright: 45.8% Winya — Mortgage: 35.4% Winya — Renting: 18.8%
Woolmar 23.9% renting
Woolmar — Owned Outright: 41.5% Woolmar — Mortgage: 34.7% Woolmar — Renting: 23.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Winya Woolmar
Philippines 9.4% / 23.2%
Winya — Philippines: 9.4% Woolmar — Philippines: 23.2%
England — / 3.5%
Winya — England: not among its largest Woolmar — England: 3.5%
China — / 1.6%
Winya — China: not among its largest Woolmar — China: 1.6%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Winya — New Zealand: not among its largest Woolmar — New Zealand: 1.4%
Taiwan — / 1.2%
Winya — Taiwan: not among its largest Woolmar — Taiwan: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Qualifications

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

Winya Woolmar
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 12.6%
Winya — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Woolmar — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 9.7%
Winya — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Woolmar — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.4%
Winya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Woolmar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Winya — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Woolmar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Winya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woolmar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Winya 100.0% houses
Winya — Houses: 100.0% Winya — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woolmar 97.8% houses
Woolmar — Houses: 97.8% Woolmar — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Winya Woolmar
Median house price $880,000 $795,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 89 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Winya Woolmar
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
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.

Winya Woolmar
Houses — 4.7%
$795/wk on $878K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Winya Woolmar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 83% of QLD

Liveability

Winya Woolmar
Grade — D
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Woolmar carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Winya carries more crime risk (82 vs 50).

Winya Woolmar
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
50/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Winya Woolmar
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

Winya Woolmar
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 19

Mobility

Woolmar sits further from the CBD (105.3 km vs 97.3 km).

Winya Woolmar
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 97.3 km 105.3 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4515
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 87
postcode 4515
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.

Winya Woolmar
Car (driver) 69.1% / 75.7%
Winya — Car (driver): 69.1% Woolmar — Car (driver): 75.7%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 18.6%
Winya — Car (passenger): 7.3% Woolmar — Car (passenger): 18.6%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 5.8%
Winya — Worked from Home: 18.2% Woolmar — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Walked Only 5.5% / —
Winya — Walked Only: 5.5% Woolmar — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.7%).

Setting

Winya Woolmar
Elevation 175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Winya Woolmar
Connectivity score 80/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 66%
173 premises
 44%
248 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Winya Woolmar
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Winya Woolmar
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Winya Woolmar
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Winya

Retirees Rural

Woolmar

River Rural

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