Wooderson vs East End

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wooderson, about half of households are couple families. In East End, most households are couple families.

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

Wooderson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 44/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

East End

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wooderson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (540.7 km vs 546.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wooderson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

East End

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (49.2% vs 15.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wooderson East End
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.

Wooderson East End
Walkability 0 / 0
Wooderson — Walkability: 0/100 East End — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 56
Wooderson — Safety: 82/100 East End — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 53 / 100
Wooderson — Low fire risk: 53/100 East End — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wooderson has more residents (217 vs 88); East End has higher household incomes ($119,548 vs $92,612).

Wooderson East End
Population 217
+59% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.4% +49.2%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $92,612/yr $119,548/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+16% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wooderson East End
0-4 4.6% / 11.4%
Wooderson — 0-4: 4.6% East End — 0-4: 11.4%
5-14 21.2% / 12.5%
Wooderson — 5-14: 21.2% East End — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.1% / 10.2%
Wooderson — 15-19: 5.1% East End — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 2.3% / 6.8%
Wooderson — 20-24: 2.3% East End — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 12.4% / 12.5%
Wooderson — 25-34: 12.4% East End — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 12.9% / 8.0%
Wooderson — 35-44: 12.9% East End — 35-44: 8.0%
45-54 17.5% / 13.6%
Wooderson — 45-54: 17.5% East End — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 9.2% / 17.0%
Wooderson — 55-64: 9.2% East End — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 6.9% / 3.4%
Wooderson — 65-74: 6.9% East End — 65-74: 3.4%
75-84 5.1% / —
Wooderson — 75-84: 5.1% East End — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.8% / 5.7%
Wooderson — 85+: 1.8% East End — 85+: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wooderson 54.5% couple families
Wooderson — Couple Families: 54.5% Wooderson — Lone Person: 36.4% Wooderson — One Parent Families: 9.1%
East End 57.9% couple families
East End — Couple Families: 57.9% East End — Lone Person: 42.1% East End — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wooderson 18.2% renting
Wooderson — Owned Outright: 36.4% Wooderson — Mortgage: 45.5% Wooderson — Renting: 18.2%
East End 25.0% renting
East End — Owned Outright: 41.7% East End — Mortgage: 33.3% East End — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wooderson 101.4% houses
Wooderson — Houses: 101.4%
East End 100.0% houses
East End — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Wooderson East End
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 20.5%
Wooderson — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% East End — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 4.5%
Wooderson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% East End — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / —
Wooderson — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% East End — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Development activity

Wooderson East End
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Wooderson East End
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Wooderson East End
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wooderson carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 0); East End carries more crime risk (44 vs 18).

Wooderson East End
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
44/100
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

Wooderson East End
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

Wooderson East End
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 14 9

Mobility

East End sits further from the CBD (546.1 km vs 540.7 km).

Wooderson East End
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 540.7 km 546.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 377 min 374 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4680
 0.2%
postcode 4695
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4680
 72
postcode 4695

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.

Wooderson East End
Car (driver) 90.1% / 78.6%
Wooderson — Car (driver): 90.1% East End — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 21.4%
Wooderson — Worked from Home: 9.9% East End — Worked from Home: 21.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.1%).

Setting

Wooderson East End
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.4 km 18.8 km

NBN connectivity

Wooderson East End
Connectivity score 21/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Wooderson East End
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wooderson East End
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ 5.2 µg/m³
PM10 14.3 µg/m³ 15.1 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.46 pphm 0.47 pphm

Council rates

Wooderson East End
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Wooderson East End
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wooderson East End
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wooderson

Family Rural

East End

Family Rural Young Families

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