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Woodford

"Small Country Town That's Slowly Growing"

I have lived here for about three years now and have experienced both the good and the bad things about Woodford. It has a small population so it's fairly quiet. The only times that traffic is bad is either peak morning/afternoon or over the weekend. Heaps of easy parking parallel to the main street which is great, just turn in wherever you want from the road. Has a Super IGA and Woolworths (although Woodford's Woolies does not have a complete range as you may find elsewhere). Depending where you live you may find quiet neighbours, but other times you could end up on a street full of noisy screeching bogans (I swear Shazza from Housos lives right next to me!). Rental properties are incredibly hard to come by, especially for those who only want a moderate sized house between 2-3 bedrooms and you'd be scratching to find somewhere as a single person. Woodford's rental housing mostly consists of large family Queenslanders upwards of $280-$350 or more. Very expensive property prices that are not worth what they're asking for. Land is also expensive. You won't find anything under $130k.
Woodford has a nice country feel though, and I think that's why I have stayed here for so long. Mostly the locals are friendly and helpful, crime is moderate to low, but you will find it highest in the centre of town around George Street (which comes right up to the pub so that shouldn't be a surprise). There is a Subway, Eagle Boys, Chinese, the pub and a takeaway called The Victory (for hotbox and burgers, fish etc), but what the town needs is a PROPER cafe with heaps of different meals to choose from because Jallas is WAY over priced now, and CJs may have a decent range of savoury, sweets and sandwiches, but they are also very expensive and have been stinging on the fillings for sandwiches, rolls, wraps etc but still charging $5.90 when the wrap is half the size they used to make them (trust me I used to work there, the owner has bought too many stores and is obviously getting in debt so quality and size has gone down heaps).
Woodford has its own medical centre, veterinary clinic (they are really good), a few specialty shops, chiropractors and there's a gym on the outskirts of town in amongst the industrial area. I haven't been there but people seem to like it.
I may have listed more cons than pros, but I'm being honest here. I do like Woodford despite these cons. If you can afford it then by all means come here since it has a fairly good balance of country life and residential without being too far out from Morayfield, which is 30 mins drive (this is more accurate than 20 mins btw, unless you are flying down the shortcut at Wamuran with no regard of the lower speed limits).
Note: if you move to Woodford make sure you have a vehicle of your own, there is next to no public transport (one bus and one taxi)

Great for

  • Woolworths
  • Classic country vibe
  • In the middle of anywhere you want to go
  • Tourist friendly

Not great for

  • Heavy traffic on weekends
  • Sizeable population of loud and obnoxious bogans
  • Pricey real estate
  • No petrol station
  • Lack of Public Transport
  • Limited takeaway

Who lives here?

  • Families with kids
  • Country Lovers
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