Harrogate vs Woodside

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harrogate, most households are couple families. In Woodside, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Harrogate: a median of $990,000, against $865,000 in Woodside, though rent is higher in Woodside. Woodside is closer to the city centre: 38.8 km, against 53.8 km. On these figures, Harrogate tends to suit couples, while Woodside suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Harrogate leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)
  • Woodside has cheaper houses ($865,000 vs $990,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Harrogate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Woodside

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.8 km vs 53.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (43 min vs 53 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodside

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Harrogate and Woodside drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Harrogate Woodside
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Harrogate Woodside
Walkability 0 / 10
Harrogate — Walkability: 0/100 Woodside — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 81 / 84
Harrogate — Safety: 81/100 Woodside — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 29 / 27
Harrogate — Low fire risk: 29/100 Woodside — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Woodside has more residents (2,701 vs 431); Harrogate has higher household incomes ($100,984 vs $77,116).

Harrogate Woodside
Population 431 2,701
+527% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +3.6%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $100,984/yr
+24% vs other
 $77,116/yr
Median weekly rent $303/wk $320/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harrogate Woodside
0-4 5.1% / 4.7%
Harrogate — 0-4: 5.1% Woodside — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.5% / 10.2%
Harrogate — 5-14: 13.5% Woodside — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 8.1% / 6.3%
Harrogate — 15-19: 8.1% Woodside — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.7% / 6.8%
Harrogate — 20-24: 3.7% Woodside — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 5.6% / 10.5%
Harrogate — 25-34: 5.6% Woodside — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 11.1% / 10.6%
Harrogate — 35-44: 11.1% Woodside — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 17.4% / 12.8%
Harrogate — 45-54: 17.4% Woodside — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 18.3% / 14.3%
Harrogate — 55-64: 18.3% Woodside — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 13.7% / 11.9%
Harrogate — 65-74: 13.7% Woodside — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 5.6% / 8.8%
Harrogate — 75-84: 5.6% Woodside — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ — / 3.3%
Harrogate — 85+: not among its largest Woodside — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harrogate 60.0% couple families
Harrogate — Couple Families: 60.0% Harrogate — Lone Person: 28.6% Harrogate — One Parent Families: 7.6% Harrogate — Group Household: 3.8% Harrogate — Other Families: 0.0%
Woodside 45.4% couple families
Woodside — Couple Families: 45.4% Woodside — Lone Person: 37.7% Woodside — One Parent Families: 14.4% Woodside — Group Household: 1.5% Woodside — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harrogate 10.4% renting
Harrogate — Owned Outright: 37.0% Harrogate — Mortgage: 52.6% Harrogate — Renting: 10.4%
Woodside 20.3% renting
Woodside — Owned Outright: 38.4% Woodside — Mortgage: 41.2% Woodside — Renting: 20.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Harrogate Woodside
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 16.1%
Harrogate — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Woodside — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 11.8%
Harrogate — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Woodside — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.1%
Harrogate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Woodside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.8%
Harrogate — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Woodside — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.1%
Harrogate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Woodside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Harrogate Woodside
England 6.3% / 5.2%
Harrogate — England: 6.3% Woodside — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
Harrogate — New Zealand: 0.9% Woodside — New Zealand: 0.9%
Egypt 1.6% / —
Harrogate — Egypt: 1.6% Woodside — Egypt: not among its largest
Germany 0.9% / 0.6%
Harrogate — Germany: 0.9% Woodside — Germany: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Harrogate — Netherlands: not among its largest Woodside — Netherlands: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Harrogate — South Africa: not among its largest Woodside — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harrogate 95.6% houses
Harrogate — Houses: 95.6% Harrogate — Flats / Apartments: 4.4% Harrogate — Townhouses: 0.0%
Woodside 89.5% houses
Woodside — Houses: 89.5% Woodside — Flats / Apartments: 3.5% Woodside — Townhouses: 7.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Harrogate Woodside
Median house price $990,000 $865,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $885,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 3 sales
 18 days
from 22 sales

Zoning mix

Harrogate Woodside
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Residential 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Harrogate Woodside
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
 95
across Adelaide Hills
Approvals change year on year -7% +53%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Harrogate Woodside
Houses — 3.2%
$620/wk on $999K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Harrogate Woodside
House price — Higher than 37% of SA
Income Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 61% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 22% of SA

Liveability

Woodside is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Harrogate Woodside
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Harrogate Woodside
Bushfire High
71/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
16/100
Flood — Low
26/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Harrogate Woodside
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Harrogate

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Woodside

  • Woodside Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Harrogate Woodside
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 7 8

Mobility

Harrogate sits further from the CBD (53.8 km vs 38.8 km).

Harrogate Woodside
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 53.8 km
+28% vs other
 38.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min 43 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 5244
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5244
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Harrogate Woodside
Car (driver) 72.4% / 73.4%
Harrogate — Car (driver): 72.4% Woodside — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 15.6%
Harrogate — Worked from Home: 17.6% Woodside — Worked from Home: 15.6%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 3.7%
Harrogate — Car (passenger): 7.0% Woodside — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 1.5% / 5.4%
Harrogate — Walked Only: 1.5% Woodside — Walked Only: 5.4%
Bus 1.5% / 1.9%
Harrogate — Bus: 1.5% Woodside — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Harrogate Woodside
Elevation 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.3 km 36.0 km

NBN connectivity

Harrogate Woodside
Connectivity score 29/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
159 premises
 29%
1,555 premises

Climate

Harrogate Woodside
Annual rainfall 921 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Harrogate Woodside
Average residential rate $2,485/yr $2,727/yr
Council Mount Barker Adelaide Hills

Federal electorate

Harrogate Woodside
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Harrogate Woodside
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Harrogate

Outer

Woodside

Acreage Outer

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