Woodville vs Woodville West

Woodville West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 42 in Woodville. 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 $1.04 million in Woodville West, though rent is higher in Woodville West. On these figures, Woodville 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

Woodville West

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (70% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Woodville West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,045,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woodville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Woodville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 30%)
  • But Woodville West carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Woodville West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.6% vs 9.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Woodville and Woodville West 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 Woodville West
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 Woodville West
Walkability 74 / 70
Woodville — Walkability: 74/100 Woodville West — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 16 / 33
Woodville — Safety: 16/100 Woodville West — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woodville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woodville West — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 19 / 23
Woodville — Low flood risk: 19/100 Woodville West — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Woodville West has more residents (3,854 vs 2,180); Woodville skews older (42 vs 35).

Woodville Woodville West
Population 2,180 3,854
+77% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% +24.6%
Median age 42 35
Median household income $78,728/yr $86,788/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $330/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodville Woodville West
0-4 4.5% / 6.8%
Woodville — 0-4: 4.5% Woodville West — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 9.4% / 11.0%
Woodville — 5-14: 9.4% Woodville West — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 4.3% / 4.5%
Woodville — 15-19: 4.3% Woodville West — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 7.1% / 6.7%
Woodville — 20-24: 7.1% Woodville West — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 15.7% / 18.9%
Woodville — 25-34: 15.7% Woodville West — 25-34: 18.9%
35-44 11.7% / 16.2%
Woodville — 35-44: 11.7% Woodville West — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 11.9% / 12.4%
Woodville — 45-54: 11.9% Woodville West — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 13.3% / 11.0%
Woodville — 55-64: 13.3% Woodville West — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 10.6% / 7.4%
Woodville — 65-74: 10.6% Woodville West — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 6.6% / 3.5%
Woodville — 75-84: 6.6% Woodville West — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 5.0% / 1.8%
Woodville — 85+: 5.0% Woodville West — 85+: 1.8%

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

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%
Woodville West 38.6% lone person
Woodville West — Lone Person: 38.6% Woodville West — Couple Families: 38.4% Woodville West — One Parent Families: 16.6% Woodville West — Group Household: 5.2% Woodville West — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
Woodville West 36.0% renting
Woodville West — Owned Outright: 22.6% Woodville West — Mortgage: 41.4% Woodville West — Renting: 36.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Woodville West
India 5.3% / 6.6%
Woodville — India: 5.3% Woodville West — India: 6.6%
England 2.8% / 2.6%
Woodville — England: 2.8% Woodville West — England: 2.6%
Italy 3.6% / 1.4%
Woodville — Italy: 3.6% Woodville West — Italy: 1.4%
Vietnam 2.9% / 1.1%
Woodville — Vietnam: 2.9% Woodville West — Vietnam: 1.1%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.7%
Woodville — Philippines: 1.3% Woodville West — Philippines: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Qualifications

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

Woodville Woodville West
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 15.3%
Woodville — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Woodville West — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 14.1%
Woodville — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Woodville West — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.1%
Woodville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Woodville West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 5.0%
Woodville — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Woodville West — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.1%
Woodville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Woodville West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

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%
Woodville West 69.7% houses
Woodville West — Houses: 69.7% Woodville West — Townhouses: 17.5% Woodville West — Flats / Apartments: 12.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodville Woodville West
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,045,000
Median unit price $610,000 $566,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 11 sales
 19 days
from 49 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 Woodville West
3 bed $1.05M / $985K
Woodville — 3 bed: $1.05M (7 sales) Woodville West — 3 bed: $985K (67 sales)

7 vs 67 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $1.23M
Woodville — 4 bed: $1.2M (13 sales) Woodville West — 4 bed: $1.23M (27 sales)

13 vs 27 sales

Zoning mix

Woodville has more industrially zoned land (20% vs 2%); Woodville has more commercially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

Woodville Woodville West
Residential 68% 97%
Industrial 20% 2%
Commercial 11% 0%
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 Woodville West
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 Woodville West
Houses 4.3%
$665/wk on $805K
 4.2%
$692/wk on $858K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Woodville Woodville West
House price Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
Income Higher than 54% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Affordability Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 62% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 71% of SA

Liveability

Woodville Woodville West
Grade C B
Score 47/100 51/100
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 67).

Woodville Woodville West
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood High
81/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 23
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Woodville Woodville West
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, 8.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.5%

Schools in Woodville

  • The Grove Education Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Woodville West

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Woodville Woodville West
Walkability score 74/100 70/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.4 km 10 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 18 min
Public transport score 80/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 65.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 31.5
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 Woodville West
Car (driver) 71.9% / 75.5%
Woodville — Car (driver): 71.9% Woodville West — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 9.5%
Woodville — Worked from Home: 9.3% Woodville West — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Train 6.0% / 3.4%
Woodville — Train: 6.0% Woodville West — Train: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.6%
Woodville — Car (passenger): 4.2% Woodville West — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Bus 4.5% / 3.3%
Woodville — Bus: 4.5% Woodville West — Bus: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Woodville Woodville West
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.0 km
5.0 km to a named beach
 3.8 km
3.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Woodville Woodville West
Connectivity score 83/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
1,291 premises
 59%
1,952 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Woodville Woodville West
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

Woodville West

Middle-Ring Parks Urban

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