Wall Flat vs Woodlane
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodlane, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wall Flat tends to suit young adults, while Woodlane suits people living alone, families with children, and 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
Wall Flat
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
- But Woodlane carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wall Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wall Flat
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($105/wk vs $203/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Wall Flat has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)
- Woodlane carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Woodlane
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.5% vs -3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wall Flat 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 rents higher ($203/wk vs $105/wk); Woodlane has more residents (94 vs 60).
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 94 +57% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.2% | +17.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 46 |
| Median household income | $69,316/yr | $73,632/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $105/wk | $203/wk +93% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
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 (20.2%).
Property market
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $650,200 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $245,000 |
Zoning mix
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 74% | 80% |
| Environmental | 26% | 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
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Murray Bridge same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +51% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of SA | Higher than 41% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of SA | Higher than 64% of SA |
Liveability
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wall Flat carries more crime risk (54 vs 17).
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Wall Flat | 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
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 89 km | 89.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 72 min | 73 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5254 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 89 postcode 5254 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).
Setting
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 55 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Wall Flat | 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
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,478/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray Bridge same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wall Flat | Woodlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wall Flat | 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.