QLD · Banana Council

Woolein, 4702

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Median rent (2021 Census)
$100/wk
  • Rural living
What Woolein is known for: Rural living

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Suburb Guide, “Woolein, QLD Suburb Guide”, updated 2 October 2026, https://suburb.guide/qld/woolein

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Suburb profile

Woolein is a rural locality in Queensland, in Banana Council.

The clearer weaknesses are weaker employment and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with employment 11% below the peer median.

Few other published measures stand out from similar places, so this profile stays brief rather than filling gaps with unsupported detail about the locality.

Employment is the most material weakness.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Queensland (1448)

Strengths

No relative strengths against comparable places.

Weaknesses

  • Employment is a relative weakness
  • Green cover is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Woolein compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$100/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

—

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

48th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
61
Median household income / week
$2,999
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 3
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$100
Employment rate
50%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 0%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$61,737

74th percentile in QLD · +5% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$68,881

80th percentile in QLD · +6% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

20th percentile in QLD · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$80,184

70th percentile in QLD · +27% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

40th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4702 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
17,911
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,563
Median net rent
$260
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,713
Taxable income vs state median
+11%
Salary / wages vs state median
+13%
Rental investment vs state median
-18%
Super vs state median
+16%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

Language at home
5 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Australian citizens
5

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4702, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
2
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
68.6
State crime-rate percentile
47.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-10.9%

Most common offence types

  • Assault0
  • Other Property Damage0
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)0
  • Traffic And Related Offences0
  • Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle0

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Banana SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Baralaba SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Biloela SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Goovigen SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Moura SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Prospect Creek SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

1 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Other(1)
  • Parking

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
33°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Baralaba Multipurpose Health Service (37.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.6

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
33° / 21°
Rainfall
291 mm · ~36 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
29° / 16°
Rainfall
153 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
24° / 9°
Rainfall
77 mm · ~10 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
30° / 15°
Rainfall
166 mm · ~21 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Flynn
Member of Parliament
Colin BOYCE (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,901
Turnout (2025)
88.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-6.4 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 60.2%Labor 39.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 48.8 km away).

Coalition 76.2%Labor 23.8%

15.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -3.3 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • JambinLabor 19.0% · Coalition 81.0% TPP (2025)23.5 km away
  • BananaLabor 20.0% · Coalition 80.0% TPP (2025)23.8 km away
  • BaralabaLabor 18.8% · Coalition 81.2% TPP (2025)36.9 km away
  • WowanLabor 15.6% · Coalition 84.4% TPP (2025)38.9 km away
  • BiloelaLabor 33.3% · Coalition 66.7% TPP (2025)39.0 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

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