Woodgate, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

18/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Woodgate is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 922, 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.

Woodgate at a glance

Population (2021): 1,521
Median age: 64
Median weekly household income: $907
SEIFA score: 922
Coordinates: -25.1134, 152.4901

Woodgate demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Woodgate 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 seniors (65+) at 47%, 23% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	104	7%
Youth (15–24)	50	3%
Young adults (25–44)	139	9%
Mid-life (45–64)	502	33%
Seniors (65+)	714	47%

Share of the 1,509 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	407	61%
Owned with a mortgage	87	13%
Rented	151	23%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	604	89%
Townhouses & semis	25	4%
Flats & apartments	10	1%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 675 occupied private dwellings in Woodgate.

Median weekly rent: $310
Median monthly mortgage: $1,322
Average household size: 2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,072
Median weekly personal income: $479

Community and culture

Born overseas: 208 (15%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 21 (1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 23 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 453 (32%)
Labour-force participation: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%
Employed full-time: 221
Employed part-time: 159

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.

Common questions about Woodgate

Where is Woodgate?

Woodgate is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Woodgate?

At the 2021 Census, Woodgate had a population of about 1,521.

Is Woodgate an advantaged area?

Woodgate has an ABS SEIFA score of 922, 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.