Woodside Beach vs Woodside
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodside Beach, most households are people living alone. In Woodside, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Woodside Beach tends to suit people living alone, while Woodside suits 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
Woodside
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 26%)
- But Woodside Beach carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Woodside
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Woodside Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($236/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Woodside
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 171 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (222.7 km vs 230.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Woodside
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 23%)
- But Woodside Beach carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Woodside Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.0% vs 2.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Woodside Beach and Woodside 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
Woodside has more residents (374 vs 114); Woodside has higher household incomes ($62,972 vs $56,316).
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 114 | 374 +228% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.0% | +2.7% |
| Median age | 58 | 56 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr | $62,972/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $236/wk | $260/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (10.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $722,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 70% | 74% |
| Parks and recreation | 22% | 25% |
| Residential | 7% | 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
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 15% of VIC | Higher than 24% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 75% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
Liveability
Woodside is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Woodside carries more flood risk (44 vs 0); Woodside carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 20).
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | High 93/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Low 13/100 | High 86/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Woodside Beach
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Woodside
- Woodside Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 7 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 8 |
Mobility
Woodside Beach sits further from the CBD (230.7 km vs 222.7 km).
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 230.7 km +3% vs other | 222.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 171 min | 163 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3874 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 3874 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 (66.7%).
Setting
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 667 m 744 m to a named beach | 7.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 95 premises | 0% 180 premises |
Council rates
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Woodside Beach | Woodside | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.