High Range vs Woodlands

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In High Range, most households are couple families. In Woodlands, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in High Range: a median of $2.96 million, against $2.35 million in Woodlands, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, High Range tends to suit families with children, while Woodlands suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

High Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Woodlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,350,000 vs $2,965,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woodlands

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $565/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodlands

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (121 km vs 132.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (96 min vs 102 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodlands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

High Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.1% vs 8.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

High Range Woodlands
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.

High Range Woodlands
Walkability 0 / 10
High Range — Walkability: 0/100 Woodlands — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 17 / 8
High Range — Low fire risk: 17/100 Woodlands — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

High Range rents higher ($565/wk vs $325/wk); High Range has more residents (497 vs 294).

High Range Woodlands
Population 497
+41% vs other
 294
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.1% +8.1%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $143,000/yr
+14% vs other
 $122,720/yr
Median weekly rent $565/wk
+42% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

High Range Woodlands
0-4 5.0% / 2.7%
High Range — 0-4: 5.0% Woodlands — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 15.3% / 11.6%
High Range — 5-14: 15.3% Woodlands — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 7.8% / 5.4%
High Range — 15-19: 7.8% Woodlands — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.2% / 6.5%
High Range — 20-24: 4.2% Woodlands — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 7.6% / 9.5%
High Range — 25-34: 7.6% Woodlands — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 7.8% / 10.9%
High Range — 35-44: 7.8% Woodlands — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 18.1% / 14.6%
High Range — 45-54: 18.1% Woodlands — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 19.3% / 15.6%
High Range — 55-64: 19.3% Woodlands — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 9.5% / 16.0%
High Range — 65-74: 9.5% Woodlands — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 3.6% / 5.4%
High Range — 75-84: 3.6% Woodlands — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.6% / 1.0%
High Range — 85+: 0.6% Woodlands — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

High Range 64.0% couple families
High Range — Couple Families: 64.0% High Range — Lone Person: 17.0% High Range — One Parent Families: 15.0% High Range — Group Household: 4.0%
Woodlands 54.7% couple families
Woodlands — Couple Families: 54.7% Woodlands — Lone Person: 32.8% Woodlands — One Parent Families: 12.5% Woodlands — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

High Range 5.8% renting
High Range — Owned Outright: 45.3% High Range — Mortgage: 48.9% High Range — Renting: 5.8%
Woodlands 21.1% renting
Woodlands — Owned Outright: 44.2% Woodlands — Mortgage: 34.7% Woodlands — Renting: 21.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

High Range Woodlands
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 20.4%
High Range — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Woodlands — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 12.2%
High Range — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Woodlands — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 14.6%
High Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Woodlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 2.0%
High Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Woodlands — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
High Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Woodlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

High Range Woodlands
England 4.2% / 3.4%
High Range — England: 4.2% Woodlands — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.2% / 3.1%
High Range — New Zealand: 1.2% Woodlands — New Zealand: 3.1%
Scotland — / 1.4%
High Range — Scotland: not among its largest Woodlands — Scotland: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 1.4%
High Range — Netherlands: not among its largest Woodlands — Netherlands: 1.4%
South Africa 1.2% / —
High Range — South Africa: 1.2% Woodlands — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 1.0% / —
High Range — Germany: 1.0% Woodlands — Germany: not among its largest
Egypt — / 1.0%
High Range — Egypt: not among its largest Woodlands — Egypt: 1.0%
Greece 0.8% / —
High Range — Greece: 0.8% Woodlands — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

High Range 100.0% houses
High Range — Houses: 100.0% High Range — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodlands 98.0% houses
Woodlands — Houses: 98.0% Woodlands — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

High Range Woodlands
Median house price $2,965,000 $2,350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

High Range has more land zoned for conservation (83% vs 46%); Woodlands has more rural and farming land (49% vs 17%).

High Range Woodlands
Environmental 83% 46%
Rural and farming 17% 49%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
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

High Range Woodlands
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

High Range Woodlands
House price Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW

Liveability

Woodlands is more walkable (10 vs 0).

High Range Woodlands
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

High Range Woodlands
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
12/100
 —
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
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

High Range Woodlands
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

High Range Woodlands
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 17 13

Mobility

High Range sits further from the CBD (132.7 km vs 121 km).

High Range Woodlands
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 132.7 km
+9% vs other
 121 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 96 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2575
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.

High Range Woodlands
Car (driver) 57.9% / 60.8%
High Range — Car (driver): 57.9% Woodlands — Car (driver): 60.8%
Worked from Home 34.9% / 35.0%
High Range — Worked from Home: 34.9% Woodlands — Worked from Home: 35.0%
Car (passenger) 1.5% / 4.2%
High Range — Car (passenger): 1.5% Woodlands — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 5.6% / —
High Range — Walked Only: 5.6% Woodlands — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.8%).

Setting

High Range Woodlands
Elevation 692 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 667 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

High Range Woodlands
Connectivity score 25/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
123 premises
 0%
106 premises

Climate

High Range Woodlands
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

High Range Woodlands
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

High Range Woodlands
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

High Range Woodlands
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

High Range

Rural

Woodlands

Rural

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