Woodstock vs Ulladulla

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodstock, about half of households are couple families. In Ulladulla, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Woodstock: a median of $1.95 million, against $890,000 in Ulladulla, though rent is higher in Ulladulla. On these figures, Woodstock tends to suit couples, while Ulladulla suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Ulladulla

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Woodstock is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Woodstock leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 36%)
  • Ulladulla has cheaper houses ($890,000 vs $1,950,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woodstock

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($216/wk vs $340/wk)
  • But Ulladulla has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ulladulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ulladulla

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Ulladulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.8% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woodstock Ulladulla
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.

Woodstock Ulladulla
Walkability 8 / 54
Woodstock — Walkability: 8/100 Ulladulla — Walkability: 54/100
Low fire risk 73 / 49
Woodstock — Low fire risk: 73/100 Ulladulla — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Ulladulla has more residents (7,262 vs 248); Woodstock has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $52,364).

Woodstock Ulladulla
Population 248 7,262
+2828% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.0% +9.8%
Median age 53 51
Median household income $94,224/yr
+44% vs other
 $52,364/yr
Median weekly rent $216/wk $340/wk
+57% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodstock Ulladulla
0-4 4.0% / 4.7%
Woodstock — 0-4: 4.0% Ulladulla — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 9.7% / 10.6%
Woodstock — 5-14: 9.7% Ulladulla — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 9.3% / 5.2%
Woodstock — 15-19: 9.3% Ulladulla — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 1.2% / 3.9%
Woodstock — 20-24: 1.2% Ulladulla — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 6.5% / 8.9%
Woodstock — 25-34: 6.5% Ulladulla — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 10.9% / 9.7%
Woodstock — 35-44: 10.9% Ulladulla — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 14.1% / 11.5%
Woodstock — 45-54: 14.1% Ulladulla — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 19.4% / 14.3%
Woodstock — 55-64: 19.4% Ulladulla — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 20.2% / 16.6%
Woodstock — 65-74: 20.2% Ulladulla — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 4.4% / 10.8%
Woodstock — 75-84: 4.4% Ulladulla — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ 2.0% / 3.9%
Woodstock — 85+: 2.0% Ulladulla — 85+: 3.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodstock 37.2% lone person
Woodstock — Lone Person: 37.2% Woodstock — Couple Families: 48.8% Woodstock — One Parent Families: 14.0% Woodstock — Group Household: 0.0% Woodstock — Other Families: 0.0%
Ulladulla 46.4% lone person
Ulladulla — Lone Person: 46.4% Ulladulla — Couple Families: 28.8% Ulladulla — One Parent Families: 19.6% Ulladulla — Group Household: 3.9% Ulladulla — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodstock 5.4% renting
Woodstock — Owned Outright: 66.2% Woodstock — Mortgage: 28.4% Woodstock — Renting: 5.4%
Ulladulla 28.3% renting
Ulladulla — Owned Outright: 49.8% Ulladulla — Mortgage: 21.8% Ulladulla — Renting: 28.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woodstock Ulladulla
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 18.9%
Woodstock — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Ulladulla — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 6.8%
Woodstock — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Ulladulla — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.5%
Woodstock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Ulladulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.3%
Woodstock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Ulladulla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.7%
Woodstock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Ulladulla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Woodstock Ulladulla
England 3.6% / 4.3%
Woodstock — England: 3.6% Ulladulla — England: 4.3%
Germany 1.2% / 0.5%
Woodstock — Germany: 1.2% Ulladulla — Germany: 0.5%
South Africa 1.6% / —
Woodstock — South Africa: 1.6% Ulladulla — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Woodstock — New Zealand: not among its largest Ulladulla — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Woodstock — Scotland: not among its largest Ulladulla — Scotland: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Woodstock — Philippines: not among its largest Ulladulla — Philippines: 0.6%
Italy — / 0.6%
Woodstock — Italy: not among its largest Ulladulla — Italy: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodstock 98.7% houses
Woodstock — Houses: 98.7% Woodstock — Townhouses: 0.0% Woodstock — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Ulladulla 80.5% houses
Ulladulla — Houses: 80.5% Ulladulla — Townhouses: 11.0% Ulladulla — Flats / Apartments: 8.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodstock Ulladulla
Median house price $1,950,000 $890,000
Median unit price — $1,022,500
Median land price — $910,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 3 sales
 52 days
from 105 sales

Zoning mix

Woodstock has more rural and farming land (67% vs 6%).

Woodstock Ulladulla
Rural and farming 67% 6%
Residential 0% 35%
Environmental 33% 23%
Parks and recreation 1% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 12%
Industrial 0% 6%
Commercial 0% 1%
Planning zones cover 100% of Woodstock and 97% of Ulladulla. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Woodstock Ulladulla
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
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.

Woodstock Ulladulla
Houses — 3.3%
$630/wk on $995K
Units — 3.4%
$580/wk on $874K

Ranking within NSW

Woodstock Ulladulla
House price Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Income Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 34% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 9% of NSW

Liveability

Ulladulla is more walkable (54 vs 8).

Woodstock Ulladulla
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Ulladulla carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 27).

Woodstock Ulladulla
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime — High
73/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Woodstock Ulladulla
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Woodstock

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

Schools in Ulladulla

  • Ulladulla High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Ulladulla Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Woodstock Ulladulla
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 3 9

Mobility

Woodstock Ulladulla
Walkability score 8/100 54/100
Distance to Sydney 225.4 km 226.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 183 min 186 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2538
 0.7%
postcode 2539
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 2538
 44
postcode 2539

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.

Woodstock Ulladulla
Car (driver) 64.4% / 76.7%
Woodstock — Car (driver): 64.4% Ulladulla — Car (driver): 76.7%
Worked from Home 20.2% / 10.9%
Woodstock — Worked from Home: 20.2% Ulladulla — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / 6.4%
Woodstock — Car (passenger): 8.7% Ulladulla — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only 6.7% / 4.7%
Woodstock — Walked Only: 6.7% Ulladulla — Walked Only: 4.7%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Woodstock — Bicycle: not among its largest Ulladulla — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Woodstock Ulladulla
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 1.3 km
1.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Woodstock Ulladulla
Connectivity score 30/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
103 premises
 36%
4,471 premises

Climate

Woodstock Ulladulla
Annual rainfall 1,302 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Woodstock Ulladulla
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Woodstock Ulladulla
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodstock Ulladulla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodstock

Retirees Rural

Ulladulla

Beach Coastal Retirees

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