Suburb overview
Woody Point is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 4,548, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 25 km from the Brisbane CBD, Woody Point is a middle ring area in Queensland. The median household income is $63,804 per year.
Location
Key indicators
Postcode
4019
Postcode for Woody Point, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
4,548
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
$575/wk
Median weekly rent — as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld) (CC BY 4.0).
Distance to CBD
25 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733/mo
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
50% houses
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Why people like living in Woody Point
- Outer-metro setting about 25 km from Brisbane — more space, quieter streets.
- Established streets, local shops, and schools within the neighbourhood.
Who Woody Point suits
Pros and cons
Pros
- Rent sits within an affordable share of local incomes, supporting tenant demand.
- Mortgage costs are lower than the Queensland median, improving cash-flow margins.
- Established middle-ring position between the CBD and the urban fringe.
Cons
- Traffic can build during peak hours, especially on arterial roads.
- Prices may rise further as demand continues.
Investment insight
4,548 residents places Woody Point squarely in the middle of the Queensland suburb size distribution (state median 5,474), with market depth comparable to most QLD localities. Woody Point's median household income of $63,804/year is 29% below the Queensland suburb median ($90,298) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Median rent of $575/week (as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld)) equates to roughly $2,492/month — about 144% of the $1,733/month median mortgage repayment recorded at the 2021 Census. On those figures rental income covers most or all of the recorded repayment, but repayments on new loans have risen with interest rates since 2021, so re-run the coverage at today's rates before treating this as a cash-flow suburb. 25 km from Brisbane places Woody Point in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Only 50% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
Investment tip
This suburb suits long-term investors looking for a balance of rental yield and capital growth. Schools and transport underpin family demand. At the 2021 Census, local rents consumed roughly 26% of household income — a dated but useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
Woody Point vs Queensland median
How Woody Point stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Woody Point sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Woody Point | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,548 | 5,474 | -17% |
| Median household income | $63,804/yr | $90,298/yr | -29% |
| Median rent (weekly, 2021 Census) | $325 | $385 | -16% |
| Median mortgage (monthly, 2021 Census) | $1,733 | $1,733 | 0% |
| Distance to CBD | 25 km | 62 km | -60% |
| Separate houses | 50% | 77% | -27pp |
Investor checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Woody Point — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 4,548 residents — 83% of the QLD suburb median (5,474).
- Purchasing power: median household income $63,804/year (-29% vs Queensland suburb median of $90,298).
- Cash-flow coverage (2021 Census): $325/week rent (≈ $1,408/month) covered ~81% of the $1,733/month median mortgage at the 2021 Census — verify against current rents and rates.
- CBD access: 25 km straight-line from Brisbane (state suburb median 62 km).
- Dwelling mix: 50% separate houses — mixed market (vs 77% state median).
- Rate stress-test: budget ~$173/month extra for a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise on top of the $1,733/month median repayment.
- Tenant rent burden: 26% of the median household income is spent on rent — within normal range.
Investment strategy
Limited buy-and-hold upside: household incomes 29% below the QLD median ($63,804 vs $90,298) means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage at the 2021 Census: rent of $325/week covered 81% of a $1,733/month mortgage, a $325/month gap bridged with equity, depreciation and tax benefits. Re-check with current rents and rates before committing.
Only 50% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% QLD median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
Risk factors
- Interest-rate sensitivity: the $1,733/month median mortgage in Woody Point means a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise could add roughly $173/month to repayments, reducing buyer borrowing capacity and cooling prices.
- Income vulnerability: household incomes in Woody Point are 29% below the Queensland median ($63,804 vs $90,298), which tends to compress rent growth and increases exposure to local unemployment shocks.
- Liquidity risk: with 4,548 residents, Woody Point has a thinner pool of buyers and tenants than larger suburbs. Expect longer days-on-market on resale and budget for potential vacancy gaps between tenancies.
- Woody Point is 25 km from the CBD — not close enough to benefit from the inner-ring pricing halo, so growth depends more heavily on local infrastructure decisions and the wider Queensland market cycle.
- Regulatory risk: changes to Australian tax settings (negative gearing, CGT discount, foreign-buyer surcharges, land-tax thresholds) could reshape after-tax returns in Woody Point regardless of local market conditions.
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Capital-growth expectations for Woody Point are modest for 2026 — incomes 29% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 4,548 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. At the 2021 Census, rental coverage ran at ~81% of the typical mortgage ($1,408/month rent vs $1,733/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. Verify against current rents and rates. Overall investor sentiment for Woody Point is balanced heading into the second half of 2026, based on its income, rent and mortgage profile relative to the Queensland median.
Frequently asked questions
Is Woody Point a good suburb for investment?
Whether Woody Point suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 4,548, a median household income of $63,804/year and median weekly rent of $325. Weigh those against your goal — cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — each of which we break down with suburb-specific ABS numbers elsewhere on this page.
What drives property demand in Woody Point?
The main demand drivers in Woody Point are proximity to Brisbane (25 km), a median household income of $63,804/year, a dwelling mix that is 50% separate houses. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Woody Point?
Woody Point has a usual resident population of approximately 4,548, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
How far is Woody Point from the Brisbane CBD?
Woody Point sits 25 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
What is the median rent in Woody Point?
The median weekly rent in Woody Point is $575 (as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld)), equating to approximately $29,900/year in gross rental income. Confirm against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
What is the typical mortgage repayment in Woody Point?
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Woody Point is $1,733, or approximately $20,796/year (vs $1,733/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
Is Woody Point cash-flow positive for investors?
A median weekly rent of $325 works out to $1,408/month, covering 81% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,733/month. That leaves a $325/month shortfall (around $3,900/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
What are the main risks of investing in Woody Point?
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (4,548 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,733 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($63,804 vs $90,298 state median), the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
How we built this Woody Point profile
The population figure on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census. The postcode comes from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. The dwelling mix is from the ABS 2021 Census. The median household income is the ABS 2021 Census median weekly household income, annualised. Distance to the CBD is calculated from the suburb's ABS centroid. The Census median rent and mortgage figures are 2021 figures and are labelled as such wherever they appear — they are five years old and have moved substantially since. The current median weekly rent in Key indicators is a genuine recent figure from Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld) (Mar 2026), published under a Creative Commons licence and dated on the page. We do not publish an investment score or school/park counts for this suburb. See our methodology and data sources for exactly what's measured and what's estimated.