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Single homeowners in Woombye, QLD

There are 267 lone-person households in Woombye, Queensland, according to the 2021 ABS Census. That's 18.9% of the 1,409 households in the suburb. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,830 โ€” a clear signal of an owner-occupier cohort. Median age is 40, above the national median of 38.

Woombye at a glance โ€” 2021 Census

3,944Population
1,409Total households
267Lone-person households
18.9%Live alone
40Median age
$1,830Median monthly mortgage
$400Median weekly rent
33.2%Never married (15+)

Source: ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing ยท SAL SAL33151

A mid-career suburb

Woombye sits close to the national median age at 40. The lone-person cohort here spans a wide range โ€” first-home buyers, mid-career separations, and long-term residents in roughly equal measure.

What the mortgage data tells us

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Woombye is $1,830. That number reflects current homeowners โ€” people actively paying off the place they live in. A higher median typically points to a suburb where ownership is the dominant tenure, particularly among working-age residents.

Why a suburb-based app makes sense in Woombye

National dating apps drop you into a pool of strangers from three states. Doorstep flips that โ€” every member is anchored to a single suburb, so you only see the people who actually live in Woombye. Photos stay blurred until you knock. It's how dating used to work before the apps stretched everyone thin.

How Doorstep works in Woombye

Doorstep is a dating and community app built suburb-by-suburb. When you join, you're anchored to Woombye โ€” you see the homeowners who actually live here, not strangers in another state.

On the People Map, everyone shows as an identical neutral pin โ€” no photos, no avatars, nothing that lets you sort by looks. To learn anything about a neighbour you have to tap their pin, and when you do, you're forced to choose an action (knock, wave, or ring) before you see them. It's a fair go for everyone โ€” looks come second, by design.

And it's homeowners only: no transient matches, no people halfway out the door.

Beyond dating, Woombye gets its own community board โ€” a place to ask which tradie to use, swap garden cuttings, or find a reno buddy.

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