Woodbine vs St Andrews
Comparing Woodbine and St Andrews, NSW: Woodbine carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); St Andrews has more residents (5,785 vs 2,780); and Woodbine is more walkable (81 vs 71).
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
St Andrews
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 44/100)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Woodbine is more walkable (81/100 vs 71/100)
- St Andrews sits closer to the CBD (53.7 km vs 55.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Woodbine is more walkable (81/100 vs 71/100)
- St Andrews carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Woodbine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 2.9%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Woodbine and St Andrews 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
St Andrews has more residents (5,785 vs 2,780).
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,780 | 5,785 +108% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.4% | +1.0% |
| Median age | 36 same for both | |
| Median household income | $89,128/yr | $95,524/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).
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 (14.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $975,000 | $960,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $870,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 16 sales | 33 days from 25 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.
33 vs 52 sales
21 vs 34 sales
Zoning mix
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 52% | 75% |
| Parks and recreation | 35% | 14% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 12% | 8% |
| Commercial | 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
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,788 across Campbelltown (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +48% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.6% $642/wk on $940K | 2.9% $600/wk on $1.08M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 46% of NSW same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 74% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
Liveability
Woodbine is more walkable (81 vs 71); St Andrews scores higher overall (61 vs 55).
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 55/100 | 61/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Woodbine carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Woodbine carries more crime risk (44 vs 32).
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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 | 6 within 5 km | 10 within 5 km |
Schools
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 2.7 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 5.5 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.7% | 1.8% |
Schools in Woodbine
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in St Andrews
- St Andrews Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Childcare | 1 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Woodbine sits further from the CBD (55.7 km vs 53.7 km).
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 81/100 | 71/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 55.7 km +4% vs other | 53.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 48 min | 46 min |
| Public transport score | 78/100 Bus | 79/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 65.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 76.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2560 | 0.8% postcode 2566 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2560 | 59 postcode 2566 |
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 (63.2%).
Setting
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.4 km | 26.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 81/100 | 92/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 66% 938 premises | 61% 1,931 premises |
Climate
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.97 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,443/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campbelltown (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macarthur same for both | |
| Member | Mike Freelander same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Woodbine | St Andrews | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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