Woodcroft, South Australia

Woodcroft Adelaide, South Australia
Population:	10,765 (2006 Census)
Established:	1969
Postcode:	5162
Location:	20 km (12 mi) from Adelaide
LGA:	City of Onkaparinga
State electorate:	Mawson
Federal Division:	Kingston
Suburbs around Woodcroft: Old Reynella Reynella East Happy Valley Morphett Vale Woodcroft Chandlers Hill Hackham Onkaparinga Hills Clarendon

Woodcroft is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, located 20 km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide. It is bordered to the north by Reynell Road, to the south by Bains Road, to the west by Panalatinga Road and by the Hills Face Zone to the east.

History

See also: Hurtle Vale

Originally farming land and vineyards, the region was first settled in 1869 by Robert Wright and his wife Mary, who built a small limestone and mud dwelling on 20 acres (81,000 m²) of land 3 km east of John Reynell's settlement at Reynella.

In 1896 vigneron Mostyn Owen established his Mount Hurtle winery and built a homestead called Woodcroft Farm, from which the suburb took its name.

Although traces of Wright's dwelling still exist in a small park named after him, and Mount Hurtle is a still a boutique winery, both settlements passed out of their respective families in the 1970s into the hands of the South Australian Lands Commission and the entire area was subdivided into housing in the early 1980s.

The Woodcroft Caravan Park closed to make way for a retirement village.

Demographics

Woodcroft is considered a working middle class suburb with a high proportion of residents employed as Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers and in Retail Trade.[1] Demographically, Woodcroft is dominated by young, Australian-born families purchasing their own home (60% of the population is below 40 years of age). The median house price of woodcroft is $451,000 [realestate.com.au].

Schools

Main article: South Australia#Education

Woodcroft has a single state-run primary school "Woodcroft Primary School". Public students living in Woodcroft are zoned into the nearby high schools, "Reynella East College" formerly known as "Reynella East High School" and "Wirrenda High School". "Woodcroft Primary School" has 44 class rooms with about 1000 students.

Woodcroft College is a Anglican combined primary and secondary school in the area, although it is technically located in Morphett Vale.

Transport

Woodcroft is serviced by the 733/732/723 buses as well as an Adelaide Metro Transit Link service and the bus interchange station in Reynella. It is not serviced by any active train lines, the nearest station being Lonsdale, 8 km to the west of Woodcroft, on the Noarlunga Line.

Amenities

Facilities in Woodcroft include:

• Woodcroft Market Plaza
• Woodcroft Caravan Park
• Thaxted Park Golf Club
• Tangari Regional Park
• Mount Hurtle Winery
• Emmaus Catholic Primary School
• Woodcroft Primary School
• Woodcroft skate park

Facilities immediately adjacent to Woodcroft suburb boundary include:

• Woodcroft Town and Shopping Centre [Morphett Vale - adjacent to Woodcroft]
• Woodcroft College [Morphett Vale - adjacent to Woodcroft]
• The Vines Golf Club of Reynella [Happy Valley - adjacent to Woodcroft]