Woodside vs Brukunga

Brukunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Woodside. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Woodside is closer to the city centre: 38.8 km, against 46.8 km. On these figures, Woodside tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Woodside has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Brukunga has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

Brukunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($262/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (38.8 km vs 46.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (43 min vs 51 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodside

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Woodside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.6% vs -7.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woodside Brukunga
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.

Woodside Brukunga
Walkability 10 / 5
Woodside — Walkability: 10/100 Brukunga — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 84 / 89
Woodside — Safety: 84/100 Brukunga — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 27 / 20
Woodside — Low fire risk: 27/100 Brukunga — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Woodside has more residents (2,701 vs 400); Woodside rents higher ($320/wk vs $262/wk).

Woodside Brukunga
Population 2,701
+85% vs other
 400
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% -7.6%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $77,116/yr
+2% vs other
 $75,816/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+18% vs other
 $262/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodside Brukunga
0-4 4.7% / 4.5%
Woodside — 0-4: 4.7% Brukunga — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 10.2% / 12.5%
Woodside — 5-14: 10.2% Brukunga — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.3% / 4.8%
Woodside — 15-19: 6.3% Brukunga — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 6.8% / 7.5%
Woodside — 20-24: 6.8% Brukunga — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 10.5% / 9.5%
Woodside — 25-34: 10.5% Brukunga — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 10.6% / 15.5%
Woodside — 35-44: 10.6% Brukunga — 35-44: 15.5%
45-54 12.8% / 16.8%
Woodside — 45-54: 12.8% Brukunga — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 14.3% / 15.5%
Woodside — 55-64: 14.3% Brukunga — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 11.9% / 10.0%
Woodside — 65-74: 11.9% Brukunga — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 8.8% / 2.8%
Woodside — 75-84: 8.8% Brukunga — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 3.3% / —
Woodside — 85+: 3.3% Brukunga — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodside 45.4% couple families
Woodside — Couple Families: 45.4% Woodside — Lone Person: 37.7% Woodside — One Parent Families: 14.4% Woodside — Group Household: 1.5% Woodside — Other Families: 0.9%
Brukunga 50.9% couple families
Brukunga — Couple Families: 50.9% Brukunga — Lone Person: 35.2% Brukunga — One Parent Families: 7.4% Brukunga — Group Household: 6.5% Brukunga — 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.

Woodside 20.3% renting
Woodside — Owned Outright: 38.4% Woodside — Mortgage: 41.2% Woodside — Renting: 20.3%
Brukunga 18.8% renting
Brukunga — Owned Outright: 30.9% Brukunga — Mortgage: 50.3% Brukunga — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woodside Brukunga
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 20.2%
Woodside — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Brukunga — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 9.8%
Woodside — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Brukunga — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.0%
Woodside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Brukunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.5%
Woodside — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Brukunga — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.8%
Woodside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Brukunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Woodside Brukunga
England 5.2% / 3.2%
Woodside — England: 5.2% Brukunga — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.8%
Woodside — New Zealand: 0.9% Brukunga — New Zealand: 0.8%
India 0.3% / 0.8%
Woodside — India: 0.3% Brukunga — India: 0.8%
Germany 0.6% / —
Woodside — Germany: 0.6% Brukunga — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Woodside — Netherlands: 0.6% Brukunga — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Woodside — South Africa: 0.5% Brukunga — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodside 89.5% houses
Woodside — Houses: 89.5% Woodside — Townhouses: 7.0% Woodside — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Brukunga 100.0% houses
Brukunga — Houses: 100.0% Brukunga — Townhouses: 0.0% Brukunga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodside Brukunga
Median house price $865,000 $820,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $885,250 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 22 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Woodside Brukunga
Rural and farming 97% 95%
Industrial 0% 5%
Residential 2% 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 Brukunga
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
 657
across Mount Barker
Approvals change year on year +53% -7%

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.

Woodside Brukunga
Houses 3.2%
$620/wk on $999K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Woodside Brukunga
House price Higher than 37% of SA —
Income Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
Affordability Higher than 61% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of SA —

Liveability

Woodside Brukunga
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Woodside Brukunga
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
80/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Low
26/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Woodside Brukunga
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Woodside

  • Woodside Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Brukunga

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

Amenities in the suburb

Woodside Brukunga
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 8 4

Mobility

Brukunga sits further from the CBD (46.8 km vs 38.8 km).

Woodside Brukunga
Walkability score 10/100 5/100
Distance to Adelaide 38.8 km 46.8 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 51 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 5244
 0.9%
postcode 5252
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5244
 73
postcode 5252

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.

Woodside Brukunga
Car (driver) 73.4% / 75.3%
Woodside — Car (driver): 73.4% Brukunga — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 12.9%
Woodside — Worked from Home: 15.6% Brukunga — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Walked Only 5.4% / 5.3%
Woodside — Walked Only: 5.4% Brukunga — Walked Only: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.1%
Woodside — Car (passenger): 3.7% Brukunga — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Bus 1.9% / 2.4%
Woodside — Bus: 1.9% Brukunga — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).

Setting

Woodside Brukunga
Elevation 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 384 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.0 km 39.7 km

NBN connectivity

Woodside Brukunga
Connectivity score 72/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
1,555 premises
 0%
198 premises

Climate

Woodside Brukunga
Annual rainfall 921 mm 730 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.7°C

Council rates

Woodside Brukunga
Average residential rate $2,727/yr $2,485/yr
Council Adelaide Hills Mount Barker

Federal electorate

Woodside Brukunga
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodside Brukunga
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodside

Acreage Outer

Brukunga

Outer

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