Woongoolba vs Norwell

Woongoolba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Norwell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woongoolba, most households are couple families. On these figures, Woongoolba tends to suit 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

Woongoolba

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 59%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woongoolba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 91/100)

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

Investors

Woongoolba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.7% vs -5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Woongoolba and Norwell 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 Norwell
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 Norwell
Walkability 0 / 0
Woongoolba — Walkability: 0/100 Norwell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 9
Woongoolba — Safety: 40/100 Norwell — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woongoolba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Norwell — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woongoolba has more residents (282 vs 189); Norwell skews older (43 vs 39).

Woongoolba Norwell
Population 282
+33% vs other
 189
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% -5.5%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $80,184/yr $81,224/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $300/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woongoolba Norwell
0-4 5.3% / 3.7%
Woongoolba — 0-4: 5.3% Norwell — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 14.5% / 12.7%
Woongoolba — 5-14: 14.5% Norwell — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 6.0% / 9.0%
Woongoolba — 15-19: 6.0% Norwell — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 7.4% / 3.2%
Woongoolba — 20-24: 7.4% Norwell — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 9.9% / 12.2%
Woongoolba — 25-34: 9.9% Norwell — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 15.2% / 13.2%
Woongoolba — 35-44: 15.2% Norwell — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 15.2% / 16.9%
Woongoolba — 45-54: 15.2% Norwell — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 11.3% / 13.2%
Woongoolba — 55-64: 11.3% Norwell — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 9.9% / 11.6%
Woongoolba — 65-74: 9.9% Norwell — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 3.2% / 3.7%
Woongoolba — 75-84: 3.2% Norwell — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / 2.1%
Woongoolba — 85+: not among its largest Norwell — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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%
Norwell 44.9% couple families
Norwell — Couple Families: 44.9% Norwell — Lone Person: 28.6% Norwell — One Parent Families: 14.3% Norwell — Group Household: 12.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Norwell 33.3% renting
Norwell — Owned Outright: 41.2% Norwell — Mortgage: 25.5% Norwell — Renting: 33.3%
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.

Woongoolba Norwell
New Zealand 4.6% / 3.2%
Woongoolba — New Zealand: 4.6% Norwell — New Zealand: 3.2%
England — / 1.6%
Woongoolba — England: not among its largest Norwell — England: 1.6%
Indonesia 1.1% / —
Woongoolba — Indonesia: 1.1% Norwell — Indonesia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Woongoolba Norwell
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 13.8%
Woongoolba — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Norwell — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 7.4%
Woongoolba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Norwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 4.8%
Woongoolba — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Norwell — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Woongoolba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Norwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woongoolba 95.9% houses
Woongoolba — Houses: 95.9% Woongoolba — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Norwell 100.0% houses
Norwell — Houses: 100.0% Norwell — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Woongoolba Norwell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 28% 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 55% of QLD

Liveability

Woongoolba Norwell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Norwell carries more crime risk (91 vs 60).

Woongoolba Norwell
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
91/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
62/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Woongoolba Norwell
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 Norwell

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

Amenities in the suburb

Woongoolba Norwell
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1
same for both
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Woongoolba Norwell
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 51.1 km
+1% vs other
 50.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 43 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 Norwell
Car (driver) 72.5% / 64.4%
Woongoolba — Car (driver): 72.5% Norwell — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 18.4%
Woongoolba — Worked from Home: 14.8% Norwell — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Walked Only 7.7% / 13.8%
Woongoolba — Walked Only: 7.7% Norwell — Walked Only: 13.8%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.4%
Woongoolba — Car (passenger): 4.9% Norwell — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Woongoolba Norwell
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km 4.8 km

NBN connectivity

Woongoolba Norwell
Connectivity score 33/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
132 premises
 0%
90 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Woongoolba

Coastal Outer

Norwell

Outer

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