Question 1

Is Westwood a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Westwood is a small rural town in Central Queensland's Rockhampton region on the Capricorn Highway, with a nearby regional rail line and an agricultural hinterland.

The community is older, with couples without children making up 63.4% of families and many households owning their homes outright. The town centre is compact, with basic shops and services along the main road, and housing ranges from timber cottages and lowset homes to farmhouses and acreage properties that open onto paddocks; life is shaped by agriculture and the highway link, with local community activities and roadside services. A replacement of the Valentine Creek Bridge on the Capricorn Highway has been completed.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Westwood?

Accepted Answer

For Westwood, a typical local household earned about $1,041 a week at the most recent Census. There haven't been enough recent sales or rentals in the suburb to publish reliable house or unit prices and rents, so there isn't a clear picture of how expensive it is to live in Westwood compared with local incomes.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Westwood a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Westwood hasn't had enough recent sales to produce reliable figures on how house or unit values and rents have moved. Without those figures, there isn't a clear picture of how Westwood has performed as an investment.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
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	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	50	38
Median household income weekly	$1,041	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	29.3%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	63.4%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	7.3%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	50.0%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	43.1%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	6.9%	34.3%

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