QLD · Ipswich Council
Woodend, 4305
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Cycling
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Woodend is a practical smaller community in Ipswich, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. You get space and calm here, while the city and neighbouring suburbs are still close enough for regular outings. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street.
Everyday errands and local outings are straightforward, with the wider metro area adding variety. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar metro suburbs, even with schools and education holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,483
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,629
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 41 of 591
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,452
- Employment rate
- 56.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 46 / 0 / 59
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 77
- Against the person
- 15
- Against property
- 36
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 51.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 99 residents
- State safety percentile
- 68.6th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +9.7%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences599
- Good Order Offences323
- Other Property Damage292
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)947
- Traffic And Related Offences361
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,045
- St Edmund's CollegeCombined
- St Mary's Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- Waghorn St near Arthur St
- Waghorn St near Ipswich Boys Grammar School
- Woodend Rd near Macrae St
- Woodend Rd near Macrae St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
11 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bicycle Parking
- Waghorn St near Arthur StBus stop
- Waghorn St near Ipswich Boys Grammar SchoolBus stop
- Woodend Rd near Macrae StBus stop
- Kaela's PatchFabric
- Public toilets
- Social Facility
- McMahon's Swim FactorySports centre
- Oval ASports field
- Oval BSports field
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Ipswich Grammar SchoolState heritage place
- St Marys Roman Catholic Church PrecinctState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 30.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5170th in Australia
- State rank
- 1200th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #346 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #388 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
- Kaela's Patchamenitiesfabric
- McMahon's Swim Factoryamenitiessports_centre
- Oval Aamenitiespitch
- Oval Bamenitiespitch
- Public toiletsamenitiestoilets
- Social Facilityamenitiessocial_facility
- Sports fieldamenitiespitch
- Waghorn St near Arthur Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Waghorn St near Ipswich Boys Grammar Schoolamenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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