Woodford (Qld), QLD
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Woodford is a rural town in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, about 73km north-north-west of Brisbane and 25km north-west of Caboolture. This is the country of the Duungidjawu (also known as Kabi Kabi) and Dalla peoples. European settlement began in 1841 when the Archer brothers established Durundur Station on the Stanley River, and when land was opened for selection in 1877 a settler built a hotel beside a river ford, creating the village first known as Yatesville. It was later named Woodford after Henry Conwell Wood and the ford itself. Timber-cutting and dairying drove the early economy, with a cooperative dairy factory opening in 1904. Today the town is best known nationally for the Woodford Folk Festival, held each year over the Christmas-New Year period.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Woodford (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 923, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Woodford (Qld) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Woodford (Qld) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
18/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (18/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
36/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $328 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 36% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
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- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Woodford (Qld) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,022
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $1,393
- SEIFA score
- 923
- Local government area
- Moreton Bay
- Coordinates
- -26.9384, 152.7980
Map of Woodford (Qld)
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Housing & property in Woodford (Qld)
What it costs to live in Woodford (Qld) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $328
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,647
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 78%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 19%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Woodford (Qld) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Woodford (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Woodford (Qld) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 39% and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 427 | 11% |
| Youth (15–24) | 449 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,564 | 39% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 922 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 656 | 16% |
Share of the 4,018 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 348 | 36% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 397 | 42% |
| Rented | 180 | 19% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 901 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 33 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 4 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 943 occupied private dwellings in Woodford (Qld).
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,661
- Median weekly personal income
- $643
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 514 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 59 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 469 (12%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,084 (31%)
- Labour-force participation
- 32.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Employed full-time
- 621
- Employed part-time
- 351
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Woodford (Qld)
Is Woodford (Qld) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Woodford (Qld) rates 24/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Woodford (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Woodford (Qld) was $328, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,647. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Woodford (Qld)?
Woodford (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Moreton Bay local government area.
What is the population of Woodford (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, Woodford (Qld) had a population of about 4,022.
Is Woodford (Qld) an advantaged area?
Woodford (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 923, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
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