Woodville vs Cheltenham

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Woodville: a median of $1.2 million, against $998,000 in Cheltenham. Woodville is closer to the city centre: 9.4 km, against 11 km. On these figures, Cheltenham tends to suit 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

Cheltenham

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 58%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cheltenham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($998,250 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woodville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Woodville has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 20%)
  • Cheltenham carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Woodville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs 1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Woodville and Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham
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 Cheltenham
Walkability 74 / 80
Woodville — Walkability: 74/100 Cheltenham — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 16 / 34
Woodville — Safety: 16/100 Cheltenham — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woodville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cheltenham — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 19 / 24
Woodville — Low flood risk: 19/100 Cheltenham — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Cheltenham skews older (44 vs 42).

Woodville Cheltenham
Population 2,180 2,236
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% +1.7%
Median age 42 44
Median household income $78,728/yr $79,768/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+3% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodville Cheltenham
0-4 4.5% / 4.6%
Woodville — 0-4: 4.5% Cheltenham — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 9.4% / 9.6%
Woodville — 5-14: 9.4% Cheltenham — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 4.3% / 5.5%
Woodville — 15-19: 4.3% Cheltenham — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 7.1% / 5.9%
Woodville — 20-24: 7.1% Cheltenham — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 15.7% / 13.6%
Woodville — 25-34: 15.7% Cheltenham — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 11.7% / 11.3%
Woodville — 35-44: 11.7% Cheltenham — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 11.9% / 14.3%
Woodville — 45-54: 11.9% Cheltenham — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 13.3% / 15.6%
Woodville — 55-64: 13.3% Cheltenham — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 10.6% / 12.5%
Woodville — 65-74: 10.6% Cheltenham — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 6.6% / 4.8%
Woodville — 75-84: 6.6% Cheltenham — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 5.0% / 2.7%
Woodville — 85+: 5.0% Cheltenham — 85+: 2.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodville 42.1% lone person
Woodville — Lone Person: 42.1% Woodville — Couple Families: 35.9% Woodville — One Parent Families: 13.1% Woodville — Group Household: 6.7% Woodville — Other Families: 2.1%
Cheltenham 42.7% lone person
Cheltenham — Lone Person: 42.7% Cheltenham — Couple Families: 37.6% Cheltenham — One Parent Families: 15.7% Cheltenham — Group Household: 3.3% Cheltenham — Other Families: 0.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodville 39.1% renting
Woodville — Owned Outright: 30.1% Woodville — Mortgage: 30.7% Woodville — Renting: 39.1%
Cheltenham 21.3% renting
Cheltenham — Owned Outright: 36.7% Cheltenham — Mortgage: 42.0% Cheltenham — Renting: 21.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woodville Cheltenham
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 13.6%
Woodville — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Cheltenham — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 16.6%
Woodville — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Cheltenham — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.2%
Woodville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Cheltenham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 3.4%
Woodville — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Cheltenham — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.7%
Woodville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Cheltenham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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 Cheltenham
India 5.3% / 2.0%
Woodville — India: 5.3% Cheltenham — India: 2.0%
England 2.8% / 3.8%
Woodville — England: 2.8% Cheltenham — England: 3.8%
Italy 3.6% / 1.4%
Woodville — Italy: 3.6% Cheltenham — Italy: 1.4%
Vietnam 2.9% / 0.8%
Woodville — Vietnam: 2.9% Cheltenham — Vietnam: 0.8%
Philippines 1.3% / 0.9%
Woodville — Philippines: 1.3% Cheltenham — Philippines: 0.9%
China 0.8% / 1.1%
Woodville — China: 0.8% Cheltenham — China: 1.1%
Germany 0.7% / 1.1%
Woodville — Germany: 0.7% Cheltenham — Germany: 1.1%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodville 58.0% houses
Woodville — Houses: 58.0% Woodville — Townhouses: 21.7% Woodville — Flats / Apartments: 20.4%
Cheltenham 80.5% houses
Cheltenham — Houses: 80.5% Cheltenham — Townhouses: 17.4% Cheltenham — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodville Cheltenham
Median house price $1,200,000 $998,250
Median unit price $610,000 $590,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 11 sales
 16 days
from 18 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 Cheltenham
3 bed $1.05M / $950K
Woodville — 3 bed: $1.05M (7 sales) Cheltenham — 3 bed: $950K (21 sales)

7 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $1.29M
Woodville — 4 bed: $1.2M (13 sales) Cheltenham — 4 bed: $1.29M (14 sales)

13 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Woodville has more industrially zoned land (20% vs 5%).

Woodville Cheltenham
Residential 68% 75%
Industrial 20% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 11%
Commercial 11% 5%
Parks and recreation 1% 5%
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 Cheltenham
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 Cheltenham
Houses 4.3%
$665/wk on $805K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Woodville Cheltenham
House price Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Income Higher than 54% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of SA —

Liveability

Cheltenham scores higher overall (54 vs 47).

Woodville Cheltenham
Grade C B
Score 47/100 54/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Woodville carries more crime risk (84 vs 66).

Woodville Cheltenham
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood High
81/100
 High
76/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 23
within 5 km
 25
within 5 km

Schools

Woodville Cheltenham
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 8.1 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 9.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.3%

Schools in Woodville

  • The Grove Education Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Cheltenham

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Woodville Cheltenham
Walkability score 74/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.4 km 11 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 19 min
Public transport score 80/100
Rail · Bus
 86/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 65.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 24.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 5011
 0.9%
postcode 5014
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 5011
 48
postcode 5014

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 Cheltenham
Car (driver) 71.9% / 75.2%
Woodville — Car (driver): 71.9% Cheltenham — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 9.9%
Woodville — Worked from Home: 9.3% Cheltenham — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Train 6.0% / 6.0%
Woodville — Train: 6.0% Cheltenham — Train: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.5%
Woodville — Car (passenger): 4.2% Cheltenham — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 4.5% / 2.2%
Woodville — Bus: 4.5% Cheltenham — Bus: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Woodville Cheltenham
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.0 km
5.0 km to a named beach
 4.3 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Woodville Cheltenham
Connectivity score 83/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
1,291 premises
 45%
1,078 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Woodville

Middle-Ring Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

Cheltenham

Middle-Ring Trains Transport Hub

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