Pompoota vs Woodlane
Woodlane is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Pompoota. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pompoota, about half of households are people living alone. In Woodlane, most households are couple families. On these figures, Woodlane tends to suit families with children.
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
Woodlane
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Woodlane
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Pompoota has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $203/wk)
- Woodlane leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Woodlane
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (89.7 km vs 100.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Pompoota has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)
- Woodlane carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Woodlane
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.5% vs 1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pompoota and Woodlane 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
Woodlane has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $47,684); Woodlane has more residents (94 vs 65).
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 94 +45% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.6% | +17.5% |
| Median age | 50 | 46 |
| Median household income | $47,684/yr | $73,632/yr +54% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $203/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Property market
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $650,200 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $245,000 |
Zoning mix
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 80% |
| Environmental | 14% | 18% |
| 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
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid Murray | 274 across Murray Bridge |
| Approvals change year on year | -42% | +51% |
Ranking within SA
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 42% of SA | Higher than 41% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of SA | Higher than 15% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of SA same for both | |
Liveability
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Pompoota carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Pompoota carries more crime risk (95 vs 17).
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
Pompoota sits further from the CBD (100.3 km vs 89.7 km).
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 100.3 km +11% vs other | 89.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 73 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5238 | 0.1% postcode 5254 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 5238 | 89 postcode 5254 |
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 (80.4%).
Setting
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 67 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 337 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,037/yr | $2,478/yr |
| Council | Mid Murray | Murray Bridge |
Federal electorate
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pompoota | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.