Wattamolla vs Woodhill
Woodhill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 61 in Wattamolla. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wattamolla, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wattamolla: a median of $2.3 million, against $1.35 million in Woodhill, though rent is higher in Woodhill. On these figures, Wattamolla tends to suit people living alone, while Woodhill suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Woodhill
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 33/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 38%)
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
- Wattamolla leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 49%)
- Woodhill has cheaper houses ($1,350,000 vs $2,300,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Wattamolla
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $505/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Woodhill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 138 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (151.8 km vs 156.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Woodhill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 33/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Woodhill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.6% vs 16.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wattamolla and Woodhill 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
Woodhill rents higher ($505/wk vs $295/wk); Wattamolla has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $97,500).
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 94 +32% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.4% | +30.6% |
| Median age | 61 | 57 |
| Median household income | $143,000/yr +32% vs other | $97,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk | $505/wk +71% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (29.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,300,000 | $1,350,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 63% | 60% |
| Rural and farming | 37% | 39% |
| 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
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 87% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wattamolla carries more crime risk (33 vs 0).
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 68/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | None 0/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here 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
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Wattamolla sits further from the CBD (156.8 km vs 151.8 km).
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 156.8 km +3% vs other | 151.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 138 min | 127 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2535 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2535 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 (58.6%).
Setting
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 157 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 429 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.3 km | 11.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.37 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wattamolla | Woodhill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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