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Woodville South

Ranked #90 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for value. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
40
#190 of 299
Safety
20
#241 of 299
Wealth
67
#98 of 299
Value
69
#90 of 299
Parks
18
#254 of 299
Cafés
29
#215 of 299
Transit
41
#171 of 299
Green space
5
#294 of 299
Active & healthy
33
#263 of 299

The numbers

Population3,464
Area0.82 km²
Median household income$1,787/wk
Median rent$340/wk
Crime rate93.0 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks1 (0.0 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park1.1% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues7

Who lives in Woodville South

Population
3,464
Median age
37 years
Median household income
$1,787/wk
Median rent
$340/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Woodville South — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Woodville South

Is Woodville South safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 20/100 for safety and ranking #241 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 93 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Woodville South good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety and parks and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 20/100, parks 18/100 and green space 5/100, with a median age of 37. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Woodville South expensive to live in?

Median rent is $340 a week, and household income ranks #98 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 69/100 for value.

Does Woodville South have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #171 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Woodville South?

1% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park — 5/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated September 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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