Strathalbyn vs Woodchester

Woodchester is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Strathalbyn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodchester, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woodchester: a median of $1.08 million, against $755,000 in Strathalbyn, though rent is higher in Strathalbyn. On these figures, Strathalbyn tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Woodchester suits 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

Strathalbyn

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Woodchester is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Strathalbyn has cheaper houses ($755,000 vs $1,077,500)
  • Woodchester leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woodchester

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Strathalbyn has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Strathalbyn is more walkable (73/100 vs 12/100)
  • Woodchester sits closer to the CBD (52.2 km vs 55.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Strathalbyn

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 12/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

Strathalbyn 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.

Strathalbyn Woodchester
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.

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Walkability 73 / 12
Strathalbyn — Walkability: 73/100 Woodchester — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 67 / 51
Strathalbyn — Safety: 67/100 Woodchester — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 39 / 100
Strathalbyn — Low fire risk: 39/100 Woodchester — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Strathalbyn has more residents (7,246 vs 253); Woodchester has higher household incomes ($98,748 vs $65,208).

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Population 7,246
+97% vs other
 253
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.4% +13.5%
Median age 47 43
Median household income $65,208/yr $98,748/yr
+51% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Strathalbyn Woodchester
0-4 5.0% / 3.6%
Strathalbyn — 0-4: 5.0% Woodchester — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 12.4% / 13.4%
Strathalbyn — 5-14: 12.4% Woodchester — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 5.5% / 6.7%
Strathalbyn — 15-19: 5.5% Woodchester — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 4.9% / 4.0%
Strathalbyn — 20-24: 4.9% Woodchester — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 9.9% / 11.9%
Strathalbyn — 25-34: 9.9% Woodchester — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 9.9% / 11.9%
Strathalbyn — 35-44: 9.9% Woodchester — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 12.7% / 14.2%
Strathalbyn — 45-54: 12.7% Woodchester — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 13.3% / 14.6%
Strathalbyn — 55-64: 13.3% Woodchester — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 14.1% / 14.2%
Strathalbyn — 65-74: 14.1% Woodchester — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 9.3% / 5.1%
Strathalbyn — 75-84: 9.3% Woodchester — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 3.0% / 1.2%
Strathalbyn — 85+: 3.0% Woodchester — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Strathalbyn 38.9% couple families
Strathalbyn — Couple Families: 38.9% Strathalbyn — Lone Person: 39.9% Strathalbyn — One Parent Families: 17.6% Strathalbyn — Group Household: 2.5% Strathalbyn — Other Families: 1.0%
Woodchester 54.4% couple families
Woodchester — Couple Families: 54.4% Woodchester — Lone Person: 33.3% Woodchester — One Parent Families: 12.3% Woodchester — Group Household: 0.0% Woodchester — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Strathalbyn 20.7% renting
Strathalbyn — Owned Outright: 40.1% Strathalbyn — Mortgage: 39.2% Strathalbyn — Renting: 20.7%
Woodchester 4.8% renting
Woodchester — Owned Outright: 38.6% Woodchester — Mortgage: 56.6% Woodchester — Renting: 4.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 23.7%
Strathalbyn — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Woodchester — Certificate III & IV: 23.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 7.1%
Strathalbyn — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Woodchester — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 6.7%
Strathalbyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Woodchester — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.6%
Strathalbyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Woodchester — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Strathalbyn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Woodchester — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Strathalbyn Woodchester
England 6.2% / 7.1%
Strathalbyn — England: 6.2% Woodchester — England: 7.1%
Netherlands 0.5% / 2.0%
Strathalbyn — Netherlands: 0.5% Woodchester — Netherlands: 2.0%
South Africa 0.3% / 1.6%
Strathalbyn — South Africa: 0.3% Woodchester — South Africa: 1.6%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Strathalbyn — Scotland: 0.7% Woodchester — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.6% / —
Strathalbyn — New Zealand: 0.6% Woodchester — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Strathalbyn — Germany: 0.5% Woodchester — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Strathalbyn 93.4% houses
Strathalbyn — Houses: 93.4% Strathalbyn — Townhouses: 5.4% Strathalbyn — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Woodchester 100.0% houses
Woodchester — Houses: 100.0% Woodchester — Townhouses: 0.0% Woodchester — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Median house price $755,000 $1,077,500
Median unit price $470,000 —
Median land price $700,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 71 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Rural and farming 93% 99%
Residential 5% 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

Strathalbyn Woodchester
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
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.

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Houses 3.9%
$620/wk on $835K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Strathalbyn Woodchester
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools Higher than 34% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 45% of SA —

Liveability

Strathalbyn is more walkable (73 vs 12).

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Strathalbyn carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Woodchester carries more crime risk (49 vs 33).

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
33/100
 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

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Strathalbyn

  • Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School Government · Combined at peers
  • Tyndale Christian School Strathalbyn Independent · Combined below peers
  • Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School - Strathalbyn 7-12 Campus Government · Combined
  • Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School - Strathalbyn R-6 Campus Government · Combined

Schools in Woodchester

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 7 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Strathalbyn sits further from the CBD (55.8 km vs 52.2 km).

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Walkability score 73/100 12/100
Distance to Adelaide 55.8 km
+6% vs other
 52.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 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.

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Car (driver) 80.1% / 73.7%
Strathalbyn — Car (driver): 80.1% Woodchester — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 10.6% / 15.8%
Strathalbyn — Worked from Home: 10.6% Woodchester — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.4%
Strathalbyn — Car (passenger): 4.4% Woodchester — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 2.7% / 2.6%
Strathalbyn — Walked Only: 2.7% Woodchester — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bus 1.8% / 3.5%
Strathalbyn — Bus: 1.8% Woodchester — Bus: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.3 km 38.6 km

NBN connectivity

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Connectivity score 95/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
4,013 premises
 0%
95 premises

Climate

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Annual rainfall 466 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Strathalbyn Woodchester
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Strathalbyn

Acreage Outer Retirees River

Woodchester

Outer

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