Woodside (postcode 5244) is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area. The area has roughly 2,701 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $77K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The median house price in Woodside is $965,000, having jumped by 20.6% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $562. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,627.
Woodside is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1036, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 22 bus stops. The crime rate in the Adelaide Hills LGA is low at 1,851 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.0% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($965K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 12.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +20.6% 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.