Woodville Park vs Woodville

Woodville Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Woodville. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Woodville Park is closer to the city centre: 8.2 km, against 9.4 km. On these figures, Woodville tends to suit people living alone 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

Woodville Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (76% vs 58%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Woodville Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 74/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Woodville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 24%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
  • But Woodville Park is more walkable (92/100 vs 74/100)

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

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

Woodville Park Woodville
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.

Woodville Park Woodville
Walkability 92 / 74
Woodville Park — Walkability: 92/100 Woodville — Walkability: 74/100
Safety 15 / 16
Woodville Park — Safety: 15/100 Woodville — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woodville Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woodville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 19
Woodville Park — Low flood risk: 29/100 Woodville — Low flood risk: 19/100

Demographics

Woodville skews older (42 vs 36); Woodville Park has higher household incomes ($90,636 vs $78,728).

Woodville Park Woodville
Population 1,852 2,180
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +9.1%
Median age 36 42
Median household income $90,636/yr
+13% vs other
 $78,728/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodville Park Woodville
0-4 5.7% / 4.5%
Woodville Park — 0-4: 5.7% Woodville — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 12.0% / 9.4%
Woodville Park — 5-14: 12.0% Woodville — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 6.2% / 4.3%
Woodville Park — 15-19: 6.2% Woodville — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 7.7% / 7.1%
Woodville Park — 20-24: 7.7% Woodville — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 16.3% / 15.7%
Woodville Park — 25-34: 16.3% Woodville — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 12.6% / 11.7%
Woodville Park — 35-44: 12.6% Woodville — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 14.3% / 11.9%
Woodville Park — 45-54: 14.3% Woodville — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 12.1% / 13.3%
Woodville Park — 55-64: 12.1% Woodville — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 8.2% / 10.6%
Woodville Park — 65-74: 8.2% Woodville — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 3.9% / 6.6%
Woodville Park — 75-84: 3.9% Woodville — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.8% / 5.0%
Woodville Park — 85+: 1.8% Woodville — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodville Park 44.8% couple families
Woodville Park — Couple Families: 44.8% Woodville Park — Lone Person: 33.7% Woodville Park — One Parent Families: 12.7% Woodville Park — Group Household: 4.4% Woodville Park — Other Families: 4.4%
Woodville 35.9% couple families
Woodville — Couple Families: 35.9% Woodville — Lone Person: 42.1% Woodville — One Parent Families: 13.1% Woodville — Group Household: 6.7% Woodville — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodville Park 32.0% renting
Woodville Park — Owned Outright: 33.7% Woodville Park — Mortgage: 34.3% Woodville Park — Renting: 32.0%
Woodville 39.1% renting
Woodville — Owned Outright: 30.1% Woodville — Mortgage: 30.7% Woodville — Renting: 39.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woodville Park Woodville
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 16.2%
Woodville Park — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Woodville — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 13.0%
Woodville Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Woodville — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.7%
Woodville Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Woodville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 5.1%
Woodville Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Woodville — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.9%
Woodville Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Woodville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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.

Woodville Park Woodville
India 3.8% / 5.3%
Woodville Park — India: 3.8% Woodville — India: 5.3%
Vietnam 4.0% / 2.9%
Woodville Park — Vietnam: 4.0% Woodville — Vietnam: 2.9%
Italy 3.2% / 3.6%
Woodville Park — Italy: 3.2% Woodville — Italy: 3.6%
England 1.7% / 2.8%
Woodville Park — England: 1.7% Woodville — England: 2.8%
Philippines 1.1% / 1.3%
Woodville Park — Philippines: 1.1% Woodville — Philippines: 1.3%
China 1.1% / 0.8%
Woodville Park — China: 1.1% Woodville — China: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodville Park 76.3% houses
Woodville Park — Houses: 76.3% Woodville Park — Townhouses: 17.6% Woodville Park — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Woodville 58.0% houses
Woodville — Houses: 58.0% Woodville — Townhouses: 21.7% Woodville — Flats / Apartments: 20.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodville Park Woodville
Median house price $1,155,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price $652,500 $610,000
Median land price $324,090 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 15 sales
 23 days
from 11 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.

Woodville Park Woodville
3 bed $1.05M / $1.05M
Woodville Park — 3 bed: $1.05M (10 sales) Woodville — 3 bed: $1.05M (7 sales)

10 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.13M / $1.2M
Woodville Park — 4 bed: $1.13M (8 sales) Woodville — 4 bed: $1.2M (13 sales)

8 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Woodville has more industrially zoned land (20% vs 0%).

Woodville Park Woodville
Residential 86% 68%
Industrial 0% 20%
Commercial 12% 11%
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
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

Woodville Park Woodville
New dwellings approved 1,636
across Charles Sturt
same for both
Approvals change year on year +109%
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.

Woodville Park Woodville
Houses — 4.3%
$665/wk on $805K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Woodville Park Woodville
House price Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Income Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Affordability Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of SA

Liveability

Woodville Park is more walkable (92 vs 74); Woodville Park scores higher overall (57 vs 47).

Woodville Park Woodville
Grade B C
Score 57/100 47/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woodville carries more flood risk (81 vs 71).

Woodville Park Woodville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 High
84/100
Flood High
71/100
 High
81/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 21
within 5 km
 23
within 5 km

Schools

Woodville Park Woodville
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 7.2 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 8.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.0%

Schools in Woodville Park

  • Whitefriars School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Woodville

  • The Grove Education Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Woodville Park Woodville
Cafes & restaurants 2 7
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 3 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both

Mobility

Woodville Park Woodville
Walkability score 92/100 74/100
Distance to Adelaide 8.2 km 9.4 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 17 min
Public transport score 88/100
Rail · Bus
 80/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 65.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 5011
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 5011
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.

Woodville Park Woodville
Car (driver) 71.8% / 71.9%
Woodville Park — Car (driver): 71.8% Woodville — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 9.5% / 9.3%
Woodville Park — Worked from Home: 9.5% Woodville — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Train 5.0% / 6.0%
Woodville Park — Train: 5.0% Woodville — Train: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.2%
Woodville Park — Car (passenger): 5.1% Woodville — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus 3.9% / 4.5%
Woodville Park — Bus: 3.9% Woodville — Bus: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Woodville Park Woodville
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.7 km 5.0 km
5.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Woodville Park Woodville
Connectivity score 87/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
873 premises
 33%
1,291 premises

Climate

Woodville Park Woodville
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Woodville Park Woodville
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Woodville Park Woodville
Average residential rate $1,726/yr
same for both
Council Charles Sturt
same for both

Federal electorate

Woodville Park Woodville
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodville Park Woodville
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodville Park

Inner Trains Transport Hub

Woodville

Middle-Ring Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

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