Woodforde vs Montacute

Woodforde is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 46 in Montacute. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodforde, about half of households are couple families. In Montacute, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Montacute: a median of $1.15 million, against $1 million in Woodforde, though rent is higher in Woodforde. Woodforde is closer to the city centre: 12.6 km, against 19.8 km. On these figures, Montacute tends to suit couples and older residents.

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

Montacute

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 39/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 4)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 76%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Woodforde

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,005,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Woodforde has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 8%)
  • Montacute has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodforde

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (12.6 km vs 19.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (29 min vs 41 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Montacute

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 39/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)
  • But Woodforde is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Woodforde

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (65.7% vs 12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woodforde Montacute
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.

Woodforde Montacute
Walkability 19 / 0
Woodforde — Walkability: 19/100 Montacute — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 88
Woodforde — Safety: 61/100 Montacute — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 35 / 17
Woodforde — Low fire risk: 35/100 Montacute — Low fire risk: 17/100
Low flood risk 100 / 85
Woodforde — Low flood risk: 100/100 Montacute — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Woodforde has more residents (1,024 vs 332); Montacute skews older (46 vs 33).

Woodforde Montacute
Population 1,024
+68% vs other
 332
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +65.7% +12.9%
Median age 33 46
Median household income $113,880/yr
+16% vs other
 $96,200/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+14% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodforde Montacute
0-4 2.8% / 5.1%
Woodforde — 0-4: 2.8% Montacute — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.6% / 13.0%
Woodforde — 5-14: 13.6% Montacute — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 11.4% / 7.8%
Woodforde — 15-19: 11.4% Montacute — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 9.4% / 5.4%
Woodforde — 20-24: 9.4% Montacute — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 13.7% / 6.9%
Woodforde — 25-34: 13.7% Montacute — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 14.4% / 9.6%
Woodforde — 35-44: 14.4% Montacute — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 13.4% / 14.8%
Woodforde — 45-54: 13.4% Montacute — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 9.6% / 15.7%
Woodforde — 55-64: 9.6% Montacute — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 7.6% / 14.5%
Woodforde — 65-74: 7.6% Montacute — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 2.9% / 3.0%
Woodforde — 75-84: 2.9% Montacute — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 0.3% / 3.3%
Woodforde — 85+: 0.3% Montacute — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodforde 48.5% couple families
Woodforde — Couple Families: 48.5% Woodforde — Lone Person: 31.7% Woodforde — One Parent Families: 12.3% Woodforde — Group Household: 6.3% Woodforde — Other Families: 1.1%
Montacute 61.3% couple families
Montacute — Couple Families: 61.3% Montacute — Lone Person: 30.7% Montacute — One Parent Families: 8.0% Montacute — Group Household: 0.0% Montacute — 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.

Woodforde 32.9% renting
Woodforde — Owned Outright: 25.3% Woodforde — Mortgage: 41.8% Woodforde — Renting: 32.9%
Montacute 8.1% renting
Montacute — Owned Outright: 52.5% Montacute — Mortgage: 39.4% Montacute — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woodforde Montacute
Bachelor Degree 21.8% / 14.2%
Woodforde — Bachelor Degree: 21.8% Montacute — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 10.2%
Woodforde — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Montacute — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 9.3% / 8.7%
Woodforde — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3% Montacute — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 5.7%
Woodforde — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Montacute — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 4.8%
Woodforde — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Montacute — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Woodforde Montacute
England 3.6% / 7.2%
Woodforde — England: 3.6% Montacute — England: 7.2%
China 6.2% / —
Woodforde — China: 6.2% Montacute — China: not among its largest
Germany 1.3% / 2.1%
Woodforde — Germany: 1.3% Montacute — Germany: 2.1%
South Africa 1.8% / 1.5%
Woodforde — South Africa: 1.8% Montacute — South Africa: 1.5%
India 2.5% / —
Woodforde — India: 2.5% Montacute — India: not among its largest
Italy 1.7% / —
Woodforde — Italy: 1.7% Montacute — Italy: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Woodforde — New Zealand: not among its largest Montacute — New Zealand: 1.5%
Thailand — / 1.2%
Woodforde — Thailand: not among its largest Montacute — Thailand: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodforde 75.6% houses
Woodforde — Houses: 75.6% Woodforde — Flats / Apartments: 18.7% Woodforde — Townhouses: 5.7%
Montacute 100.0% houses
Montacute — Houses: 100.0% Montacute — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Montacute — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Woodforde Montacute
Median house price $1,005,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price $580,000 —
Median land price $927,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 8 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Montacute has more rural and farming land (35% vs 0%); Woodforde has more land zoned for conservation (85% vs 65%).

Woodforde Montacute
Environmental 85% 65%
Rural and farming 0% 35%
Residential 11% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 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

Woodforde Montacute
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
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.

Woodforde Montacute
Houses 4.1%
$750/wk on $954K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Woodforde Montacute
House price Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Income Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Affordability Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of SA —

Liveability

Woodforde is more walkable (19 vs 0).

Woodforde Montacute
Grade B —
Score 66/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Montacute carries more flood risk (15 vs 0); Woodforde carries more crime risk (39 vs 12).

Woodforde Montacute
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
83/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
12/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Woodforde Montacute
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.1 km
 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 7.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.8% 4.5%

Schools in Woodforde

  • Rostrevor College Catholic · Combined at peers

Schools in Montacute

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

Amenities in the suburb

Woodforde Montacute
Parks & reserves 4 10
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Montacute sits further from the CBD (19.8 km vs 12.6 km).

Woodforde Montacute
Walkability score 19/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 12.6 km 19.8 km
+57% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 41 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5072
 2.4%
postcode 5134
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5072
 83
postcode 5134

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.

Woodforde Montacute
Car (driver) 68.0% / 77.5%
Woodforde — Car (driver): 68.0% Montacute — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 16.9%
Woodforde — Worked from Home: 14.8% Montacute — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / 3.5%
Woodforde — Car (passenger): 7.2% Montacute — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bus 8.0% / 2.1%
Woodforde — Bus: 8.0% Montacute — Bus: 2.1%
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Woodforde — Bicycle: 1.2% Montacute — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Woodforde Montacute
Elevation 246 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.9 km 20.6 km

NBN connectivity

Woodforde Montacute
Connectivity score 97/100 22/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 85%
570 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Woodforde Montacute
Annual rainfall 969 mm 921 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Woodforde Montacute
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Woodforde Montacute
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Woodforde Montacute
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodforde Montacute
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodforde

Middle-Ring Professionals River Students

Montacute

Middle-Ring Professionals

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