Mount Torrens vs Woodside

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Torrens, most households are couple families. In Woodside, about half of households are couple families. Woodside is closer to the city centre: 38.8 km, against 49.3 km. On these figures, Mount Torrens 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

Mount Torrens

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 60%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
  • But Woodside has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Torrens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woodside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (38.8 km vs 49.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (43 min vs 52 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodside

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)

Weighs 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

Mount Torrens 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.

Mount Torrens 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.

Mount Torrens Woodside
Walkability 14 / 10
Mount Torrens — Walkability: 14/100 Woodside — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 86 / 84
Mount Torrens — Safety: 86/100 Woodside — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 23 / 27
Mount Torrens — Low fire risk: 23/100 Woodside — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Woodside has more residents (2,701 vs 768); Mount Torrens has higher household incomes ($98,592 vs $77,116).

Mount Torrens Woodside
Population 768 2,701
+252% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +3.6%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $98,592/yr
+22% vs other
 $77,116/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+2% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Torrens Woodside
0-4 4.7% / 4.7%
Mount Torrens — 0-4: 4.7% Woodside — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.0% / 10.2%
Mount Torrens — 5-14: 12.0% Woodside — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 7.0% / 6.3%
Mount Torrens — 15-19: 7.0% Woodside — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.2% / 6.8%
Mount Torrens — 20-24: 6.2% Woodside — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 7.2% / 10.5%
Mount Torrens — 25-34: 7.2% Woodside — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 12.4% / 10.6%
Mount Torrens — 35-44: 12.4% Woodside — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 16.5% / 12.8%
Mount Torrens — 45-54: 16.5% Woodside — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 19.9% / 14.3%
Mount Torrens — 55-64: 19.9% Woodside — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 10.5% / 11.9%
Mount Torrens — 65-74: 10.5% Woodside — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 4.2% / 8.8%
Mount Torrens — 75-84: 4.2% Woodside — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 1.4% / 3.3%
Mount Torrens — 85+: 1.4% Woodside — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Torrens 60.8% couple families
Mount Torrens — Couple Families: 60.8% Mount Torrens — Lone Person: 30.1% Mount Torrens — One Parent Families: 9.1% Mount Torrens — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Torrens — 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.

Mount Torrens 8.8% renting
Mount Torrens — Owned Outright: 43.8% Mount Torrens — Mortgage: 47.3% Mount Torrens — Renting: 8.8%
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.

Mount Torrens Woodside
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 16.1%
Mount Torrens — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Woodside — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 11.8%
Mount Torrens — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Woodside — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.1%
Mount Torrens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Woodside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 3.8%
Mount Torrens — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Woodside — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.1%
Mount Torrens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Woodside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Mount Torrens Woodside
England 4.6% / 5.2%
Mount Torrens — England: 4.6% Woodside — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.9%
Mount Torrens — New Zealand: 1.2% Woodside — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany 1.0% / 0.6%
Mount Torrens — Germany: 1.0% Woodside — Germany: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.6%
Mount Torrens — Netherlands: 0.7% Woodside — Netherlands: 0.6%
Canada 0.7% / —
Mount Torrens — Canada: 0.7% Woodside — Canada: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.5%
Mount Torrens — South Africa: not among its largest Woodside — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Torrens 100.0% houses
Mount Torrens — Houses: 100.0% Mount Torrens — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Torrens — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodside 89.5% houses
Woodside — Houses: 89.5% Woodside — Townhouses: 7.0% Woodside — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Torrens Woodside
Median house price $922,500 $865,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $885,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 3 sales
 18 days
from 22 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Torrens 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

Mount Torrens Woodside
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

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.

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

Ranking within SA

Mount Torrens Woodside
House price Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 37% of SA
Income Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Affordability Higher than 100% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 80% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 22% of SA

Liveability

Mount Torrens Woodside
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 48/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Torrens Woodside
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
14/100
 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

Mount Torrens Woodside
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mount Torrens

  • St Benedict School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Mount Torrens Christian School Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Woodside

  • Woodside Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Mount Torrens sits further from the CBD (49.3 km vs 38.8 km).

Mount Torrens Woodside
Walkability score 14/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 49.3 km
+21% vs other
 38.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 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.

Mount Torrens Woodside
Car (driver) 76.1% / 73.4%
Mount Torrens — Car (driver): 76.1% Woodside — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 15.6%
Mount Torrens — Worked from Home: 15.3% Woodside — Worked from Home: 15.6%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 3.7%
Mount Torrens — Car (passenger): 4.4% Woodside — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 2.5% / 5.4%
Mount Torrens — Walked Only: 2.5% Woodside — Walked Only: 5.4%
Bus 1.7% / 1.9%
Mount Torrens — Bus: 1.7% Woodside — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Mount Torrens Woodside
Elevation 510 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.6 km 36.0 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Torrens Woodside
Connectivity score 30/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
318 premises
 29%
1,555 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Mount Torrens Woodside
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Torrens

Outer

Woodside

Acreage Outer

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