Hartley vs Woodchester
Woodchester is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Hartley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hartley, most households are couple families. In Woodchester, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hartley tends to suit couples.
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
Hartley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 49/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Hartley
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Woodchester
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (52.2 km vs 64.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 59 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hartley carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 49/100)
- Woodchester is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Woodchester
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.5% vs -3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hartley and Woodchester drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Woodchester has more residents (253 vs 149); Woodchester rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk).
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 149 | 253 +70% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.2% | +13.5% |
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Median household income | $101,816/yr +3% vs other | $98,748/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $250/wk +67% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,100,000 | $1,077,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 429 across Alexandrina same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 81% of SA | Higher than 78% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 57% of SA |
Liveability
Woodchester is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Woodchester carries more crime risk (49 vs 22).
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Hartley sits further from the CBD (64.8 km vs 52.2 km).
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 64.8 km +19% vs other | 52.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 59 min | 51 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 5255 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 85 postcode 5255 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).
Setting
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 83 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 40.5 km | 38.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 75 premises | 0% 95 premises |
Climate
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 466 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,523/yr same for both | |
| Council | Alexandrina same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hartley | Woodchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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