Welby vs Woodlands
Welby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Woodlands. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodlands, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woodlands: a median of $2.35 million, against $900,000 in Welby, though rent is higher in Welby. On these figures, Welby tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Woodlands 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
Woodlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 57%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Welby has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $2,350,000)
- Woodlands leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Woodlands
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $376/wk)
- But Welby has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Welby
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 10/100)
- has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 96 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (114.5 km vs 121 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Welby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 10/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Woodlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.1% vs 0.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Welby and Woodlands 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
Welby has more residents (764 vs 294); Woodlands has higher household incomes ($122,720 vs $70,564).
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 764 +62% vs other | 294 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.8% | +8.1% |
| Median age | 42 | 46 |
| Median household income | $70,564/yr | $122,720/yr +74% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $376/wk +14% vs other | $325/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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 (4.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $900,000 | $2,350,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 54 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Woodlands has more rural and farming land (49% vs 0%).
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 0% | 49% |
| Environmental | 46% same for both | |
| Residential | 34% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 14% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 6% | 0% |
| 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
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 335 across Wingecarribee same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +6% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 72% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
Liveability
Welby is more walkable (28 vs 10).
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 34/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Woodlands carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 43).
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | High 92/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | — |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 same for both | |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 13 |
Mobility
Woodlands sits further from the CBD (121 km vs 114.5 km).
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 28/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 114.5 km | 121 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 88 min | 96 min |
| Public transport score | 32/100 Bus | 22/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 7.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 9 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2575 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 2575 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 (70.1%).
Setting
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 641 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 667 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.5 km | 45.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 40% 338 premises | 0% 106 premises |
Climate
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,072/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wingecarribee same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Whitlam same for both | |
| Member | Carol Berry same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Welby | Woodlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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