Woombye vs Coes Creek

Woombye is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Coes Creek. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woombye: a median of $1.1 million, against $930,000 in Coes Creek, though rent is higher in Coes Creek. On these figures, Coes Creek tends to suit 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

Woombye

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Coes Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 48/100)

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 $1,100,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woombye

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $443/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woombye

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (99.5 km vs 104.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Woombye has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 1%)
  • Coes Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Woombye is growing faster (21.5% vs 8.8%)
  • Coes Creek returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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.

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.

Woombye Coes Creek
Walkability 38 / 38
Woombye — Walkability: 38/100 Coes Creek — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 52 / 80
Woombye — Safety: 52/100 Coes Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woombye — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coes Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woombye has more residents (3,944 vs 1,515); Coes Creek rents higher ($443/wk vs $400/wk).

Woombye Coes Creek
Population 3,944
+62% vs other
 1,515
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.5% +8.8%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $91,676/yr
+8% vs other
 $84,656/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $443/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woombye Coes Creek
0-4 5.3% / 5.2%
Woombye — 0-4: 5.3% Coes Creek — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 13.7% / 14.0%
Woombye — 5-14: 13.7% Coes Creek — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.2% / 6.1%
Woombye — 15-19: 7.2% Coes Creek — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.2% / 3.6%
Woombye — 20-24: 5.2% Coes Creek — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 11.1% / 10.4%
Woombye — 25-34: 11.1% Coes Creek — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 13.8% / 13.5%
Woombye — 35-44: 13.8% Coes Creek — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 15.0% / 13.0%
Woombye — 45-54: 15.0% Coes Creek — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 13.3% / 13.3%
Woombye — 55-64: 13.3% Coes Creek — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 9.5% / 11.1%
Woombye — 65-74: 9.5% Coes Creek — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 4.8% / 7.2%
Woombye — 75-84: 4.8% Coes Creek — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.3% / 1.9%
Woombye — 85+: 1.3% Coes Creek — 85+: 1.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
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.

Woombye 26.9% renting
Woombye — Owned Outright: 28.5% Woombye — Mortgage: 44.7% Woombye — Renting: 26.9%
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.

Woombye Coes Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 18.0%
Woombye — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Coes Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 8.1%
Woombye — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Coes Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.3%
Woombye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Coes Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 1.9%
Woombye — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Coes Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.6%
Woombye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Coes Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

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.

Woombye Coes Creek
England 5.7% / 4.9%
Woombye — England: 5.7% Coes Creek — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 4.0% / 3.6%
Woombye — New Zealand: 4.0% Coes Creek — New Zealand: 3.6%
South Africa 1.7% / 1.3%
Woombye — South Africa: 1.7% Coes Creek — South Africa: 1.3%
Germany 0.5% / 0.7%
Woombye — Germany: 0.5% Coes Creek — Germany: 0.7%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Woombye — Scotland: 0.5% Coes Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.4%
Woombye — Ireland: not among its largest Coes Creek — Ireland: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woombye 85.5% houses
Woombye — Houses: 85.5% Woombye — Townhouses: 7.4% Woombye — Flats / Apartments: 7.2%
Coes Creek 99.1% houses
Coes Creek — Houses: 99.1% Coes Creek — Townhouses: 0.9% Coes Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woombye Coes Creek
Median house price $1,100,000 $930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $905,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 58 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.

Woombye Coes Creek
3 bed $925K / $831K
Woombye — 3 bed: $925K (43 sales) Coes Creek — 3 bed: $831K (25 sales)

43 vs 25 sales

4 bed $1.18M / $982K
Woombye — 4 bed: $1.18M (51 sales) Coes Creek — 4 bed: $982K (21 sales)

51 vs 21 sales

Development activity

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.

Woombye Coes Creek
Houses 4.0%
$800/wk on $1.05M
 4.7%
$950/wk on $1.06M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Woombye Coes Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Schools Higher than 29% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 84% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD

Liveability

Coes Creek scores higher overall (66 vs 51).

Woombye Coes Creek
Grade B
same for both
Score 51/100 66/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Woombye carries more crime risk (48 vs 20).

Woombye Coes Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
48/100
 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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Woombye Coes Creek
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Woombye

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

Schools in Coes Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Coes Creek sits further from the CBD (104.2 km vs 99.5 km).

Woombye Coes Creek
Walkability score 38/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 99.5 km 104.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 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.

Woombye Coes Creek
Car (driver) 78.6% / 81.2%
Woombye — Car (driver): 78.6% Coes Creek — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 11.4%
Woombye — Worked from Home: 14.5% Coes Creek — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 5.2%
Woombye — Car (passenger): 4.4% Coes Creek — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 1.5% / 0.5%
Woombye — Walked Only: 1.5% Coes Creek — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus 0.9% / 1.0%
Woombye — Bus: 0.9% Coes Creek — Bus: 1.0%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Woombye — Bicycle: not among its largest Coes Creek — Bicycle: 0.7%

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

Setting

Woombye Coes Creek
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.9 km 12.9 km

NBN connectivity

Woombye Coes Creek
Connectivity score 66/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,619 premises
 55%
598 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Woombye

Acreage Quiet

Coes Creek

Large Blocks Quiet

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