Median price trend for houses
Based on 46 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,120,000
Up 14.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $658k
- 3 bed
- $1.11m
- 4 bed
- $1.37m
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The quick read on
Woodville South
SA 5011 · Charles Sturt
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,120,000
- Median unit
- $630,000
- Population
- 3,464
- Postcode
- 5011
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ABS 2021
Woodville South, South Australia
Property market insights for Woodville South
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Woodville South SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 49 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 8.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Woodville South, SA is currently $1,120,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Woodville South has a 12-month growth rate of 14.6% for houses and -8.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $658,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,110,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,370,000 in Woodville South.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Woodville South is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Woodville South is $630,000, which has decreased 8.1% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $607,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $830,000 in Woodville South. The median rent for units and apartments in Woodville South is $500 per week and has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Woodville South safe?
The overall rate for Woodville South is 6,590 offences per 100,000 residents — 75% above the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Woodville South.
Overall crime rate
6,590
offences per 100,000 residents
75% aboveGreater Adelaide
Woodville SouthGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Woodville South?
Woodville South SA 5011 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
3,464 people call Woodville South home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,787 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,464
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,800 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $340 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.1%In line
15–3428.3%Above
35–5426.9%Above
55–7421.5%Below
75 and over6.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses80.0%Above
Townhouses10.8%Below
Apartments9.8%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright31.5%Below
Paying a mortgage41.6%Above
Renting26.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.4%Below
One car35.3%Below
Two cars38.1%Above
Three or more20.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.2%Below
Drove to work64.3%Above
Train, tram or bus4.4%In line
Walked or cycled3.8%Above
What stands out in Woodville South
9.2% of workers in Woodville South worked from home on Census day.
5.6% of Woodville South residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
34.8% of people in Woodville South described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Woodville South
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Woodville South SA 5011.
Is Woodville South family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.1% of Woodville South's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
946 family households lived in Woodville South; 47.3% were couple families and 15.5% were one-parent families.
36.9% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Woodville South?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Woodville South had 3,464 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Woodville South?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 80.0% of occupied private dwellings in Woodville South.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 10.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 9.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Woodville South?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
31.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
41.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
26.9% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Woodville South?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Woodville South had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 25.6% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 32.2%, while 24.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Woodville South?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
64.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
4.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Woodville South?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 35.3% of the total.
58.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Woodville South, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
61.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.9% reported a different address.
23.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Woodville South?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
70.4% of residents used only English at home.
25.7% used a language other than English at home.
1.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Woodville South residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
23.8% of Woodville South's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 76.2% was born in Australia.
0.9% of residents were born in China.
5.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Woodville South?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 27.0% of ancestry responses in Woodville South.
Australian ancestry made up 27.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Woodville South?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
22.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 11.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.5% of workers, and education and training employed 8.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Woodville South?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.4%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
37.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Woodville South show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.2% reported asthma, 7.1% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Woodville South?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
30.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 35.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Woodville South?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,787 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,800.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $340 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Woodville South compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.2% in Woodville South, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 31.5% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 26.9% in Woodville South, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Woodville South
Is Woodville South expensive?
The median house price is $1,120,000, while units and apartments sit at $630,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Woodville South good for families?
The Census counted 946 local families, and 17.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Woodville South?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,370,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Woodville South
55 streets in Woodville South
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Almond Ave
- Angus St
- Athlone St
- Batty Pl
- Birch St
- Branwhite St
- Cedar Ave
- Cheviot St
- Church St
- Connor Ave
- Curtis St
- Davis St
- Dee St
- Doon St
- Edward St
- Esk St
- Evans Street
- Fairweather Ave
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- Fife St
- Findon Rd
- Fraser St
- Gay Ct
- Glenavon St
- Glen Eira St
- Glengarry St
- Glenhuntley St
- Glen Lossie St
- Glen Rowan Rd
- Godson St
- Grampian St
- Haynes Cr
- Headdey Ct
- Hewitt Cr
- Hill St
- Howie Ct
- Koolunda Ave
- Lawrence Ave
- Ledger Rd
- Lister Cr
- Lucas St
- Machin St
- Newington Ave
- Oval Ave
- Poole Ave
- Port Rd
- Rollands St
- Rushall Ln
- Short St
- Simpson St
- Tenterden St
- Tunbridge St
- Walkom Ave
- Wharfe St
- Woodville Rd
- Young St
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