Ella George

IF I COULD AFFORD TO MOVE I WOULD.
I have lived at Woodford for 3 years. I came from Sydney. I am a 52 yo (in 2020) female pensioner with limited  mobility. The gr8 reviews I read partially influenced  my  choice to buy here. I now realise that if there are good     reviews, people will come, ergo... an increase in property prices. Land owners win. I dont care about my land value, id rather tell the the story  as it is for me.

This is my experience of Woodford:

Woodford, Queensland IS MY LITTLE CORNER OF HELL. IT hides dark secrets in plain sight.

I have found the town small minded and full of prejudice. It is a town of adult bullies and perverts. Its a difficult place to live. There are many unsocialised as well as uneducated people around the area. They dont like new comers. If they really dislike the cut of your jib, they will try to run u out of town and tell you so. Ive endured repeated damage to my property, trespassing and stealing.  Ive been flashed through a fence, and ive seen someone urinate in the middle of the day in front of an open retail shop. Recently, there were people (more than one person )trying to ascertain my exact address from a local Community FB page admin because they didnt like one of my posts! I not only fear, but believe that they were intending to group outside my home to protest against me, like an angry mob vying for blood. You will be sensored on social media groups, or completely barred from participating and even viewing local pages, which renders the victim residents, of which there are many, further alienated and isolated because everything that happens in the area is advertised on social media, including children's activities.  There isnt a relevant local newspaper.  There is no shyness in threatening to kill your pets or staring you down, or yelling at you in public. There is a flagrant disregard by many for respect of others in Woodford. They do what they like, when they like, regardless of social convention, respect for another, or the law. Thats just some of the MINOR things that I have experienced during the long 3 years I've been living in Woodford Qld. I am shocked to the point of sickness that people in this modern day in Australia still behave in such a manner. Its like something from the Deep South of USA, where families are inbred, and there is no schooling.

By contrast, a little way out of town are large properties that run sucessful businesses.

There is little public transport, so a car is essential, however there is access to 2 train stations; 25 mins drive to Beerwah, or 30 min drive to Caboolture and the Bruce Highway.

If you are a discerning or educated person, remotely civilised, or even a gentle soul, think twice about Woodford.  I suggest you look elsewhere eg: Wamuran, Glasshouse Moutains, or Malaney, even Beerwah.

There is a maximum security prison at Woodford.

If you are looking to invest, it may be a good choice. I am told that Moreton Bay Council consider the area "high value". There seems to always be a wait list for rentals to become available. HOWEVER, I only hear of nightmare tenants who stop paying rent and damage property., requiring eviction. I recognise the bad tenant risk is everywhere, but ive never heard such a volume of bad tennants in 1 area. It might be due to the jail. People rent here, close to the jail, so they can conveniently visit loved ones in lockup.

There is a Woolworths, IGA, hardware, chemist (2), doctors (2) a few cafes... Mung Beans Cafe is the best. There are 2 other independent cafes that can be disappointing, and a chain cafe with 2 shops in the town. There are some other retail stores also, a well kept public swimming pool that closes during winter, and a Library. No fuel station, but one is on the way which will host a fast food outlet with drive thru service.  Plans are available to view on-line.

The famous Woodford Festival is held abit out of town. The Festival doesnt seem to influence the town in any positive cultural way. Infact many locals have an intense dislike of the event and its patrons.

Woodford is not just a semi-rural town in Queensland. It seems to run by different rules to the rest of Australia.  Its like the last frontier. A lawless town. People here know the local police are just too busy to attend to petty crime and minor assaults. If you are looking for combat, you will find it in Woodford, but if you become a victim of crime in Woodford, you won't get support from anywhere.

For Woodford to change it needs a bomb dropped on it. Perhaps, in 30 years, a generational change will happen, but it will take that long. Remember that uneducated or bully parents culture bully kids with no education or pride. For a change to happen, those kids need to disperse from the area as they grow up, in order to make space for more civilised residents. That wont happen anytime soon. People live here in houses with no services. Not off grid... but houses with no power or running water.

Please read the other reviews below, and the comments associsted. Reading these "reviews" will confirm that there is enormous venom in Woodford. Having lived in Woodford, many points of the great reviews are inaccurate, right down to travel times, and bus service frequency. There are 3 school bus runs. 2 out of town in the early am, and 1 back to town after school.

Also Google search crimes in Woodford. There have plenty of major crimes like murder and other major terrible, life changing crimes. A small town having such frightening events at a frequency of more than 1 in 50 yrs is something to take notice of.

I think that some reviews here have been driven by personal agenda to get your money. There vacant land here for sale, with plenty of choice to come.

Buying a home, and raising a family is the biggest thing any person will do. Do you really want to live or raise ypur kids in a place where you are expected to give more than you take, or be labelled as an itinerant scumbag because you havent mowed your grass or you dont go to the pub?

Dont get stuck in the mud with the animals like I did. If you cant afford to move out once you get here, dont come because there is a good chance that living in Woodford QLD will change you and your life for the worse, and maybe forever. I know ill never be the same again. People have been driven to depression and anxiety by the prejudice inflicted on them by the old school locals here.

I hope Woodford moves toward a civilised and friendly town before I die, but I dont think it will. The only good thing about the place for me is the climate. 😪  Its not even a nice place to visit. Its just a rest stop for people on a Sunday drive or motor bike ride, and a place to store criminals.