Woongoolba vs Jacobs Well

Woongoolba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Jacobs Well. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Woongoolba is closer to the city centre: 51.1 km, against 56.8 km.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Jacobs Well

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Woongoolba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $465/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Woongoolba sits closer to the CBD (51.1 km vs 56.8 km)
  • Jacobs Well is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jacobs Well

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Jacobs Well

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (56.7% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
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.

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Walkability 0 / 40
Woongoolba — Walkability: 0/100 Jacobs Well — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 40 / 36
Woongoolba — Safety: 40/100 Jacobs Well — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woongoolba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jacobs Well — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jacobs Well has more residents (2,882 vs 282); Jacobs Well rents higher ($465/wk vs $290/wk).

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Population 282 2,882
+922% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +56.7%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $80,184/yr $110,604/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $465/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
0-4 5.3% / 5.7%
Woongoolba — 0-4: 5.3% Jacobs Well — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.5% / 12.7%
Woongoolba — 5-14: 14.5% Jacobs Well — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 6.0% / 5.2%
Woongoolba — 15-19: 6.0% Jacobs Well — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 7.4% / 4.5%
Woongoolba — 20-24: 7.4% Jacobs Well — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 9.9% / 11.6%
Woongoolba — 25-34: 9.9% Jacobs Well — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 15.2% / 13.5%
Woongoolba — 35-44: 15.2% Jacobs Well — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 15.2% / 16.2%
Woongoolba — 45-54: 15.2% Jacobs Well — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 11.3% / 15.2%
Woongoolba — 55-64: 11.3% Jacobs Well — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 9.9% / 10.7%
Woongoolba — 65-74: 9.9% Jacobs Well — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 3.2% / 4.2%
Woongoolba — 75-84: 3.2% Jacobs Well — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 0.6%
Woongoolba — 85+: not among its largest Jacobs Well — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woongoolba 65.2% couple families
Woongoolba — Couple Families: 65.2% Woongoolba — Lone Person: 29.0% Woongoolba — One Parent Families: 5.8% Woongoolba — Group Household: 0.0% Woongoolba — Other Families: 0.0%
Jacobs Well 59.8% couple families
Jacobs Well — Couple Families: 59.8% Jacobs Well — Lone Person: 21.0% Jacobs Well — One Parent Families: 14.5% Jacobs Well — Group Household: 3.4% Jacobs Well — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woongoolba 33.3% renting
Woongoolba — Owned Outright: 42.5% Woongoolba — Mortgage: 24.1% Woongoolba — Renting: 33.3%
Jacobs Well 14.2% renting
Jacobs Well — Owned Outright: 29.0% Jacobs Well — Mortgage: 56.8% Jacobs Well — Renting: 14.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 22.1%
Woongoolba — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Jacobs Well — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 8.5%
Woongoolba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Jacobs Well — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 7.3%
Woongoolba — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Jacobs Well — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.9%
Woongoolba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Jacobs Well — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Woongoolba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Jacobs Well — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
New Zealand 4.6% / 7.6%
Woongoolba — New Zealand: 4.6% Jacobs Well — New Zealand: 7.6%
England — / 4.6%
Woongoolba — England: not among its largest Jacobs Well — England: 4.6%
Indonesia 1.1% / —
Woongoolba — Indonesia: 1.1% Jacobs Well — Indonesia: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.9%
Woongoolba — South Africa: not among its largest Jacobs Well — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Woongoolba — Scotland: not among its largest Jacobs Well — Scotland: 0.6%
Zimbabwe — / 0.4%
Woongoolba — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Jacobs Well — Zimbabwe: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woongoolba 95.9% houses
Woongoolba — Houses: 95.9% Woongoolba — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Jacobs Well 98.2% houses
Jacobs Well — Houses: 98.2% Jacobs Well — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Median house price — $1,227,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,125,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 58 sales

Development activity

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
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.

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Houses — 4.8%
$1,275/wk on $1.37M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 87% of QLD

Liveability

Jacobs Well is more walkable (40 vs 0).

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Grade — B
Score — 62/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
64/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
67/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Woongoolba

  • Woongoolba State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Jacobs Well

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

Amenities in the suburb

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 1 0
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Jacobs Well sits further from the CBD (56.8 km vs 51.1 km).

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Walkability score 0/100 40/100
Distance to Brisbane 51.1 km 56.8 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4207
 1.3%
postcode 4208
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4207
 88
postcode 4208

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.

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Car (driver) 72.5% / 76.9%
Woongoolba — Car (driver): 72.5% Jacobs Well — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 16.7%
Woongoolba — Worked from Home: 14.8% Jacobs Well — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Walked Only 7.7% / 1.7%
Woongoolba — Walked Only: 7.7% Jacobs Well — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.8%
Woongoolba — Car (passenger): 4.9% Jacobs Well — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Train — / 1.0%
Woongoolba — Train: not among its largest Jacobs Well — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km 1.0 km

NBN connectivity

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Connectivity score 33/100 90/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
132 premises
 82%
1,707 premises

Climate

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Annual rainfall 1,351 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.42 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Division Fadden
same for both
Member Cameron Caldwell
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woongoolba Jacobs Well
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woongoolba

Coastal Outer

Jacobs Well

Acreage Coastal Outer Quiet

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