Woodcroft vs Onkaparinga Hills

Woodcroft is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Onkaparinga Hills. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodcroft, about half of households are couple families. In Onkaparinga Hills, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Onkaparinga Hills: a median of $988,000, against $899,000 in Woodcroft, and rent is higher there too. Woodcroft is closer to the city centre: 23.9 km, against 27.2 km. On these figures, Woodcroft tends to suit people living alone, while Onkaparinga Hills 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Woodcroft has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • Onkaparinga Hills is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 64%)

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

Woodcroft

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $385/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodcroft

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (23.9 km vs 27.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodcroft

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 1%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Woodcroft and Onkaparinga Hills drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
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.

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Walkability 61 / 0
Woodcroft — Walkability: 61/100 Onkaparinga Hills — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 79
Woodcroft — Safety: 73/100 Onkaparinga Hills — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 85 / 57
Woodcroft — Low fire risk: 85/100 Onkaparinga Hills — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Woodcroft has more residents (11,326 vs 2,610); Onkaparinga Hills has higher household incomes ($108,056 vs $86,528).

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Population 11,326
+77% vs other
 2,610
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +3.2%
Median age 42 45
Median household income $86,528/yr $108,056/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $385/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
0-4 5.2% / 3.9%
Woodcroft — 0-4: 5.2% Onkaparinga Hills — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.2% / 12.5%
Woodcroft — 5-14: 12.2% Onkaparinga Hills — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.7% / 7.6%
Woodcroft — 15-19: 6.7% Onkaparinga Hills — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 6.2% / 5.6%
Woodcroft — 20-24: 6.2% Onkaparinga Hills — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 11.1% / 9.1%
Woodcroft — 25-34: 11.1% Onkaparinga Hills — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 12.1% / 10.7%
Woodcroft — 35-44: 12.1% Onkaparinga Hills — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 13.6% / 15.7%
Woodcroft — 45-54: 13.6% Onkaparinga Hills — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 13.5% / 16.9%
Woodcroft — 55-64: 13.5% Onkaparinga Hills — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 10.1% / 12.1%
Woodcroft — 65-74: 10.1% Onkaparinga Hills — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 6.7% / 5.4%
Woodcroft — 75-84: 6.7% Onkaparinga Hills — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 2.5% / 0.3%
Woodcroft — 85+: 2.5% Onkaparinga Hills — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodcroft 48.0% couple families
Woodcroft — Couple Families: 48.0% Woodcroft — Lone Person: 32.5% Woodcroft — One Parent Families: 16.3% Woodcroft — Group Household: 2.1% Woodcroft — Other Families: 1.1%
Onkaparinga Hills 66.0% couple families
Onkaparinga Hills — Couple Families: 66.0% Onkaparinga Hills — Lone Person: 17.7% Onkaparinga Hills — One Parent Families: 13.3% Onkaparinga Hills — Group Household: 3.0% Onkaparinga Hills — 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.

Woodcroft 16.1% renting
Woodcroft — Owned Outright: 34.0% Woodcroft — Mortgage: 49.9% Woodcroft — Renting: 16.1%
Onkaparinga Hills 4.5% renting
Onkaparinga Hills — Owned Outright: 40.3% Onkaparinga Hills — Mortgage: 55.2% Onkaparinga Hills — Renting: 4.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 22.2%
Woodcroft — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Onkaparinga Hills — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 8.6%
Woodcroft — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Onkaparinga Hills — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.5%
Woodcroft — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Onkaparinga Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.3%
Woodcroft — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Onkaparinga Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.7%
Woodcroft — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Onkaparinga Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
England 8.9% / 10.4%
Woodcroft — England: 8.9% Onkaparinga Hills — England: 10.4%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.8%
Woodcroft — Scotland: 1.0% Onkaparinga Hills — Scotland: 0.8%
India 1.3% / 0.3%
Woodcroft — India: 1.3% Onkaparinga Hills — India: 0.3%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.5%
Woodcroft — South Africa: 0.8% Onkaparinga Hills — South Africa: 0.5%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.5%
Woodcroft — New Zealand: 0.8% Onkaparinga Hills — New Zealand: 0.5%
Germany — / 1.0%
Woodcroft — Germany: not among its largest Onkaparinga Hills — Germany: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Woodcroft — Netherlands: not among its largest Onkaparinga Hills — Netherlands: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodcroft 88.5% houses
Woodcroft — Houses: 88.5% Woodcroft — Townhouses: 7.3% Woodcroft — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Onkaparinga Hills 99.2% houses
Onkaparinga Hills — Houses: 99.2% Onkaparinga Hills — Townhouses: 0.6% Onkaparinga Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Median house price $899,000 $988,000
Median unit price $345,500 —
Median land price $1,081,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 67 sales
 22 days
from 20 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.

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
3 bed $851K / $855K
Woodcroft — 3 bed: $851K (83 sales) Onkaparinga Hills — 3 bed: $855K (13 sales)

83 vs 13 sales

4 bed $1.01M / $989K
Woodcroft — 4 bed: $1.01M (45 sales) Onkaparinga Hills — 4 bed: $989K (28 sales)

45 vs 28 sales

5 bed $1.04M / $1.25M
Woodcroft — 5 bed: $1.04M (12 sales) Onkaparinga Hills — 5 bed: $1.25M (10 sales)

12 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Onkaparinga Hills has more land zoned for conservation (95% vs 1%).

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Environmental 1% 95%
Residential 64% 5%
Parks and recreation 30% 0%
Rural and farming 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

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
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.

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Houses 4.1%
$690/wk on $874K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
House price Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Income Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
Affordability Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 54% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of SA —

Liveability

Woodcroft is more walkable (61 vs 0); Woodcroft scores higher overall (62 vs 54).

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100 54/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Onkaparinga Hills carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 15).

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
21/100
Flood Low
25/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Bedford Park, 8.9 km
 None

Schools in Woodcroft

  • Emmaus Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Woodcroft Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Onkaparinga Hills

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

Amenities in the suburb

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 7 8
Childcare 5 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Onkaparinga Hills sits further from the CBD (27.2 km vs 23.9 km).

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Walkability score 61/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 23.9 km 27.2 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 32 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 55/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 101.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5162
 0.5%
postcode 5163
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 5162
 67
postcode 5163

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.

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Car (driver) 81.6% / 81.4%
Woodcroft — Car (driver): 81.6% Onkaparinga Hills — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 9.5% / 10.8%
Woodcroft — Worked from Home: 9.5% Onkaparinga Hills — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.9%
Woodcroft — Car (passenger): 4.1% Onkaparinga Hills — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bus 3.0% / 1.6%
Woodcroft — Bus: 3.0% Onkaparinga Hills — Bus: 1.6%
Train 0.9% / 1.1%
Woodcroft — Train: 0.9% Onkaparinga Hills — Train: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km 8.8 km

NBN connectivity

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Connectivity score 72/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
4,574 premises
 45%
953 premises

Climate

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Division Kingston
same for both
Member Amanda Rishworth
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodcroft Onkaparinga Hills
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodcroft

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Quiet

Onkaparinga Hills

Acreage Outer

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