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Suburb profile ·Adelaide Hills LGA · SA ·5072

Woodforde SA 5072

Woodforde is in Adelaide Hills LGA, SA, postcode 5072, with population 1,024.

The read

Growth-momentum

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$618/wk
-2.3% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$645
$610
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.6M
House median, latest period
34.9%YoY D9 vs AU
Median rent
$618/wk
Rent context available
2.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.0%
Low yield band
D5 vs AU
Population
1,024
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
3,345
220 added 12mo · 23MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$1,029/wk (-$53,490/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
14.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
28%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $2,678/mo — renting runs $511/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.59M
Household income · yr
$114K
Median rent · wk
$618
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167
Gross yield
2.0%

Household income

$114K household · yr+51.2% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$48K
Family
$132K
Household
$114K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1064
Students985
Catholic1
  • Rostrevor CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1064
Crime 2024-25
29
2,832 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,832
Total incidents29· 2024-25
  • Assault433%
  • Break And Enter758%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud18%

Full data detail

Woodforde SA — Property Data and Demographics

Woodforde (postcode 5072) is a small community in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area. The area has roughly 1,024 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $114K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Chinese.

Woodforde has a median house price of $1.6 million, which has risen steeply by 34.9% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $618. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Woodforde is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1064, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Adelaide Hills LGA is below average at 2,832 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.0% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($1.6M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 14.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +34.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.0% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.6M/$950K Above Median
Affordability14.0x Stretched
Price Momentum+34.9% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$430
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$618
Gross yield1.4%
Price / income14.0x
Population growth · Adelaide Hills LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)42,875
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Adelaide Hills LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)75
Houses75
YoY change+0%
Employment · Adelaide Hills LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5072ATO
Negatively geared636 (6.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,919/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,626
Reported capital gains1,154
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,024
Median age33
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$2,190
Personal income · wk$928
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops5
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Woodforde for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · 2026-Q1 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 5 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Woodforde FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Woodforde in?

    Woodforde is in the Adelaide Hills Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5072. Council-level context for Adelaide Hills LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Woodforde?

    The current median house price in Woodforde, SA is $1.6M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Woodforde?

    The median weekly rent in Woodforde is $618/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Woodforde?

    Rent context available: Woodforde has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Woodforde a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Woodforde show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Woodforde?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Woodforde data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.