The cheapest entry in the whole hinterland ($895k median) with its deepest local market — 65 house sales and 35 rental listings in 12 months, a real tenant pool (19% rented) and 12.4% rent growth lifting a ~4.1% yield. It is the district's service hub (Woolworths centre, D'Aguilar Hwy) and property crime is among the LGA's lowest.
Recorded violent crime reads high, but that is the Woodford Correctional Centre logging in-custody assaults to the locality — a reputational drag on tenant perception even though street-level property risk is very low. No rail and a 25-30min drive to Caboolture cap the commuter tenant pool, and the old timber town core carries repairs an LRBA can't fund.
The Stanley River. It set a record 9.77m at Woodford in Feb 2022 (above 2011's 9.38m), forced three swift-water rescues and opened the Memorial Hall as an evacuation centre. On the wrong street, flood insurance is a permanent, rising draw on fund liquidity — and the funded new RAF residential community adds competing rental stock over time.
The hinterland's most functional market and its clearest cash-flow candidate for an SMSF — but only on high, flood-clear ground with post-2000 stock to keep repairs and insurance off the fund. A patient income hold, not a growth play; the no-rail remoteness caps the long-run compounding a fund ultimately relies on.
| Dimension | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Capital growth | ◐ Mixed | 11.4% compound over 5 yrs, 5.3% last 12m. Past growth is already in the price — sustaining it depends on the supply picture below. trend data (this DB) |
| Rental yield | ◐ Mixed | 4.1% gross — expect contribution top-ups at LRBA rates; losses stay trapped in the fund at 15%. PropTrack via suburb page |
| Flood risk | ◐ Mixed | Stanley River set a record 9.77m at Woodford on 26 Feb 2022 (above 2011's 9.38m); Memorial Hall opened as an evacuation centre and three swift-water rescues occurred overnight. River-adjacent streets flood severely, elevated town blocks sit clear — address-level Flood Check mandatory. MBRC Independent Review — Stanley River & Neurum Creek; BOM; Feb-2022 event |
| Crime | ✓ Good | Property crime among the LGA's lowest — break-ins 215/100k (−77.9%), MV theft 339 (−71%). The high recorded violent figure (+30.9%) is inflated by the Woodford Correctional Centre logging in-custody assaults to the locality; property crime (the landlord-insurance driver) is the reliable signal. OpenStats 2022–24; QPS crime map |
| Infrastructure | ◐ Mixed | District hub: a Woolworths-anchored neighbourhood centre (the area's only supermarket-grade retail) on the D'Aguilar Hwy ($20m rehab, ~13,000 vehicles/day). But no rail and no hospital — Kilcoy and Caboolture hospitals serve it, ~25-30min away. Transport factpack; regiongroup.au; metronorth 2026 |
| Owner-occupier appeal | ✓ Good | 80% owned / 19% rented, 75% family households — owner-occupier depth supports prices and resale; verify tenant demand separately (listings volume, room demand). ABS via suburb page |
| New supply risk | ◐ Mixed | Township zone; a new residential community is funded here via the $2bn Residential Activation Fund (part of Moreton Bay's 10,300-home package) — genuine new competing stock, though township-scale rather than PDA-scale. statements.qld.gov.au #103381 (RAF, 2025) |
| Distance to rail | ✗ Bad | No station; nearest heavy rail is Caboolture ~25-30min / 24.3km via the D'Aguilar Hwy. The former Caboolture–Woodford line is now the Caboolture–Wamuran rail trail. Translink network; Wikipedia Woodford 2026 |
| Housing stock & upkeep | ◐ Mixed | Mixed eras — an old timber town core alongside newer estate fringe and the coming RAF community; stock age varies house-by-house, so LRBA-uncovered repair exposure is address-specific. editorial — stock-age judgment |
| Month | Value | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | $527,500 | 56 |
| 2021-08-31 | $542,000 | 56 |
| 2021-09-30 | $560,000 | 53 |
| 2021-10-31 | $580,000 | 57 |
| 2021-11-30 | $620,000 | 55 |
| 2021-12-31 | $604,500 | 60 |
| 2022-01-31 | $640,000 | 65 |
| 2022-02-28 | $640,000 | 68 |
| 2022-03-31 | $645,000 | 71 |
| 2022-04-30 | $640,000 | 73 |
| 2022-05-31 | $640,000 | 74 |
| 2022-06-30 | $640,000 | 75 |
| 2022-07-31 | $690,000 | 75 |
| 2022-08-31 | $680,000 | 77 |
| 2022-09-30 | $685,000 | 74 |
| 2022-10-31 | $722,500 | 72 |
| 2022-11-30 | $730,000 | 73 |
| 2022-12-31 | $736,250 | 70 |
| 2023-01-31 | $730,000 | 65 |
| 2023-02-28 | $685,000 | 62 |
| 2023-03-31 | $685,000 | 59 |
| 2023-04-30 | $730,000 | 61 |
| 2023-05-31 | $742,500 | 63 |
| 2023-06-30 | $736,250 | 62 |
| 2023-07-31 | $712,500 | 60 |
| 2023-08-31 | $771,250 | 62 |
| 2023-09-30 | $815,000 | 63 |
| 2023-10-31 | $712,500 | 60 |
| 2023-11-30 | $735,000 | 62 |
| 2023-12-31 | $807,500 | 64 |
| 2024-01-31 | $815,000 | 67 |
| 2024-02-29 | $855,000 | 75 |
| 2024-03-31 | $870,000 | 83 |
| 2024-04-30 | $870,000 | 79 |
| 2024-05-31 | $885,000 | 76 |
| 2024-06-30 | $890,000 | 77 |
| 2024-07-31 | $885,000 | 80 |
| 2024-08-31 | $855,000 | 77 |
| 2024-09-30 | $850,000 | 75 |
| 2024-10-31 | $862,500 | 78 |
| 2024-11-30 | $846,000 | 78 |
| 2024-12-31 | $842,000 | 75 |
| 2025-01-31 | $877,500 | 70 |
| 2025-02-28 | $850,000 | 63 |
| 2025-03-31 | $842,000 | 59 |
| 2025-04-30 | $836,335 | 62 |
| 2025-05-31 | $850,000 | 63 |
| 2025-06-30 | $850,000 | 63 |
| 2025-07-31 | $885,000 | 61 |
| 2025-08-31 | $875,000 | 62 |
| 2025-09-30 | $856,500 | 70 |
| 2025-10-31 | $856,500 | 70 |
| 2025-11-30 | $895,000 | 69 |
| 2025-12-31 | $900,000 | 71 |
| 2026-01-31 | $900,000 | 69 |
| 2026-02-28 | $920,000 | 73 |
| 2026-03-31 | $912,500 | 72 |
| 2026-04-30 | $897,500 | 72 |
| 2026-05-31 | $895,000 | 69 |
| 2026-06-30 | $895,000 | 65 |
| Month | Value | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | $400/wk | 19 |
| 2021-08-31 | $430/wk | 18 |
| 2021-09-30 | $410/wk | 17 |
| 2021-10-31 | $400/wk | 15 |
| 2021-11-30 | $450/wk | 17 |
| 2021-12-31 | $480/wk | 18 |
| 2022-01-31 | $480/wk | 16 |
| 2022-02-28 | $510/wk | 13 |
| 2022-03-31 | $480/wk | 14 |
| 2022-04-30 | $480/wk | 14 |
| 2022-05-31 | $503/wk | 14 |
| 2022-06-30 | $510/wk | 17 |
| 2022-07-31 | $503/wk | 16 |
| 2022-08-31 | $485/wk | 17 |
| 2022-09-30 | $485/wk | 17 |
| 2022-10-31 | $485/wk | 17 |
| 2022-11-30 | $485/wk | 15 |
| 2022-12-31 | $485/wk | 15 |
| 2023-01-31 | $478/wk | 16 |
| 2023-02-28 | $490/wk | 18 |
| 2023-03-31 | $495/wk | 17 |
| 2023-04-30 | $495/wk | 17 |
| 2023-05-31 | $500/wk | 17 |
| 2023-06-30 | $500/wk | 17 |
| 2023-07-31 | $500/wk | 17 |
| 2023-08-31 | $530/wk | 18 |
| 2023-09-30 | $550/wk | 19 |
| 2023-10-31 | $550/wk | 21 |
| 2023-11-30 | $645/wk | 32 |
| 2023-12-31 | $650/wk | 37 |
| 2024-01-31 | $650/wk | 37 |
| 2024-02-29 | $650/wk | 36 |
| 2024-03-31 | $650/wk | 34 |
| 2024-04-30 | $650/wk | 35 |
| 2024-05-31 | $650/wk | 37 |
| 2024-06-30 | $650/wk | 35 |
| 2024-07-31 | $650/wk | 35 |
| 2024-08-31 | $650/wk | 37 |
| 2024-09-30 | $650/wk | 37 |
| 2024-10-31 | $650/wk | 39 |
| 2024-11-30 | $650/wk | 38 |
| 2024-12-31 | $640/wk | 39 |
| 2025-01-31 | $645/wk | 36 |
| 2025-02-28 | $650/wk | 38 |
| 2025-03-31 | $633/wk | 40 |
| 2025-04-30 | $633/wk | 42 |
| 2025-05-31 | $640/wk | 39 |
| 2025-06-30 | $623/wk | 40 |
| 2025-07-31 | $625/wk | 39 |
| 2025-08-31 | $650/wk | 37 |
| 2025-09-30 | $665/wk | 40 |
| 2025-10-31 | $680/wk | 43 |
| 2025-11-30 | $695/wk | 41 |
| 2025-12-31 | $698/wk | 44 |
| 2026-01-31 | $700/wk | 42 |
| 2026-02-28 | $700/wk | 39 |
| 2026-03-31 | $700/wk | 40 |
| 2026-04-30 | $700/wk | 41 |
| 2026-05-31 | $700/wk | 38 |
| 2026-06-30 | $700/wk | 35 |
| 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | 5+ bed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | $750k | $839k | $1.07m | $1.49m |
| Median rent | $600/wk | $675/wk | $735/wk | $1,000/wk |
| Implied yield | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| School | Level | Grades | Sector | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford State School | Primary | Prep-10 | Government | 434 |
| Woodford State School | Secondary | Prep-10 | Government | 434 |
| Childcare centre | Rating | Reviews | Day rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| C&K Woodford Community Kindergarten | Exceeding NQS | 4 ★ (1) | POA |
| Goodstart Early Learning Woodford | Meeting NQS | 4.9 ★ (13) | $129 |
| Oak Tree Academy Woodford | Meeting NQS | 5 ★ (36) | POA |
| Address | Sold price |
|---|---|
| 65-67 Sippel Drive, Woodford | $2,060,000 |
| 49-53 Haldane Street, Woodford | $1,500,000 |
| 29-31 Westwood Avenue, Woodford | $1,370,000 |
| 111 Sippel Drive, Woodford | $1,250,000 |
| 6 Henry Court, Woodford | $995,000 |
| 20 Hamilton Road, Woodford | $935,000 |
| 21 Gloucester Street, Woodford | $870,000 |
| 61 Durundur Street, Woodford | $839,000 |
| 11 Hamilton Road, Woodford | $817,500 |
| 5 Daybell Street, Woodford | $750,000 |
| 4/8 George Street, Woodford | $662,000 |