Redwood Park vs Wynn Vale

Comparing Redwood Park and Wynn Vale, SA: Wynn Vale has more residents (7,865 vs 5,367); Redwood Park scores higher overall (64 vs 59); and Redwood Park rents higher ($350/wk vs $310/wk).

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

Wynn Vale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 8)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 5)

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

Wynn Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
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.

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Walkability 78 / 80
Redwood Park — Walkability: 78/100 Wynn Vale — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 67 / 65
Redwood Park — Safety: 67/100 Wynn Vale — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Redwood Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wynn Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 28 / 23
Redwood Park — Low flood risk: 28/100 Wynn Vale — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Wynn Vale has more residents (7,865 vs 5,367); Redwood Park rents higher ($350/wk vs $310/wk).

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Population 5,367 7,865
+47% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% +1.3%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $95,264/yr
+5% vs other
 $90,116/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+11% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
0-4 5.5% / 4.7%
Redwood Park — 0-4: 5.5% Wynn Vale — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.1% / 12.1%
Redwood Park — 5-14: 12.1% Wynn Vale — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.1% / 5.9%
Redwood Park — 15-19: 6.1% Wynn Vale — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.6% / 6.2%
Redwood Park — 20-24: 5.6% Wynn Vale — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 13.4% / 10.7%
Redwood Park — 25-34: 13.4% Wynn Vale — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 13.4% / 13.1%
Redwood Park — 35-44: 13.4% Wynn Vale — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 12.7% / 12.5%
Redwood Park — 45-54: 12.7% Wynn Vale — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 13.0% / 16.1%
Redwood Park — 55-64: 13.0% Wynn Vale — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 12.5% / 12.5%
Redwood Park — 65-74: 12.5% Wynn Vale — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 4.8% / 4.8%
Redwood Park — 75-84: 4.8% Wynn Vale — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.0% / 1.4%
Redwood Park — 85+: 1.0% Wynn Vale — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Redwood Park 52.5% couple families
Redwood Park — Couple Families: 52.5% Redwood Park — Lone Person: 26.5% Redwood Park — One Parent Families: 17.3% Redwood Park — Group Household: 2.9% Redwood Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Wynn Vale 47.8% couple families
Wynn Vale — Couple Families: 47.8% Wynn Vale — Lone Person: 30.6% Wynn Vale — One Parent Families: 18.3% Wynn Vale — Group Household: 2.4% Wynn Vale — 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.

Redwood Park 11.6% renting
Redwood Park — Owned Outright: 37.5% Redwood Park — Mortgage: 50.9% Redwood Park — Renting: 11.6%
Wynn Vale 18.6% renting
Wynn Vale — Owned Outright: 36.9% Wynn Vale — Mortgage: 44.4% Wynn Vale — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 18.1%
Redwood Park — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Wynn Vale — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 11.6%
Redwood Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Wynn Vale — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.9%
Redwood Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Wynn Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.8%
Redwood Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Wynn Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.0%
Redwood Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Wynn Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
England 6.9% / 9.3%
Redwood Park — England: 6.9% Wynn Vale — England: 9.3%
India 1.2% / 1.2%
Redwood Park — India: 1.2% Wynn Vale — India: 1.2%
Scotland 0.8% / 1.1%
Redwood Park — Scotland: 0.8% Wynn Vale — Scotland: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.8%
Redwood Park — New Zealand: 0.6% Wynn Vale — New Zealand: 0.8%
Germany 0.7% / 0.6%
Redwood Park — Germany: 0.7% Wynn Vale — Germany: 0.6%
Italy 0.7% / 0.5%
Redwood Park — Italy: 0.7% Wynn Vale — Italy: 0.5%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.7%
Redwood Park — South Africa: 0.4% Wynn Vale — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Redwood Park 97.1% houses
Redwood Park — Houses: 97.1% Redwood Park — Townhouses: 2.9% Redwood Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wynn Vale 88.7% houses
Wynn Vale — Houses: 88.7% Wynn Vale — Townhouses: 10.8% Wynn Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Median house price $840,000 $885,500
Median unit price — $610,000
Median land price $427,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 54 sales
 19 days
from 71 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
3 bed $820K / $819K
Redwood Park — 3 bed: $820K (86 sales) Wynn Vale — 3 bed: $819K (59 sales)

86 vs 59 sales

4 bed $853K / $1.03M
Redwood Park — 4 bed: $853K (27 sales) Wynn Vale — 4 bed: $1.03M (37 sales)

27 vs 37 sales

5 bed $874K / $1.23M
Redwood Park — 5 bed: $874K (6 sales) Wynn Vale — 5 bed: $1.23M (10 sales)

6 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Residential 99% 89%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 7%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
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

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
New dwellings approved 574
across Tea Tree Gully
same for both
Approvals change year on year +36%
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.

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Houses 4.0%
$650/wk on $849K
 3.7%
$625/wk on $890K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
House price Higher than 22% of SA Higher than 29% of SA
Income Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Schools — Higher than 51% of SA
Walkability Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 36% of SA

Liveability

Redwood Park scores higher overall (64 vs 59).

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
35/100
Flood High
72/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 8.7 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 7.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.4% 2.4%

Schools in Redwood Park

  • Redwood Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wynn Vale

  • Keithcot Farm Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus Independent · Combined at peers
  • Wynn Vale School Government · Primary at peers
  • Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary below peers
  • St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 8 17
Childcare 5 9
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Walkability score 78/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 18 km 18.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 63.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 118.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5097
 0.9%
postcode 5127
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5097
 66
postcode 5127

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.

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Car (driver) 77.2% / 77.5%
Redwood Park — Car (driver): 77.2% Wynn Vale — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 9.7% / 10.3%
Redwood Park — Worked from Home: 9.7% Wynn Vale — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Bus 7.9% / 6.9%
Redwood Park — Bus: 7.9% Wynn Vale — Bus: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.1%
Redwood Park — Car (passenger): 4.2% Wynn Vale — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 0.5% / 1.1%
Redwood Park — Walked Only: 0.5% Wynn Vale — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km 11.9 km

NBN connectivity

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Connectivity score 84/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
2,217 premises
 0%
3,224 premises

Climate

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Average residential rate $2,000/yr
same for both
Council Tea Tree Gully
same for both

Federal electorate

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Division Makin
same for both
Member Tony Zappia
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Redwood Park Wynn Vale
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Redwood Park

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet River

Wynn Vale

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks

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