Woodcroft, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Woodcroft Adelaide, South Australia
Looking east on Reynell Road in Woodcroft
Woodcroft Location in South Australia
Established	1969
Postcode(s)	5162
Location	20 km (12 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s)	City of Onkaparinga
Region	Southern Adelaide
County	Adelaide
State electorate(s)	Hurtle Vale
Federal Division(s)	Kingston
Suburbs around Woodcroft: Old Reynella Reynella East Happy Valley Morphett Vale Woodcroft Chandlers Hill Hackham Onkaparinga Hills Clarendon

Woodcroft is a suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It's about 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Adelaide's main city area. Woodcroft has clear borders: Reynell Road to the north, Bains Road to the south, Panalatinga Road to the west, and the Hills Face Zone to the east. The Panalatinga Creek also flows through this suburb.

History of Woodcroft

The first European settlers arrived in 1869. Robert Wright and his wife Mary built a small house from limestone and mud. This was on about 20 acres of land, a few kilometers east of John Reynell's settlement at Reynella.

Later, in 1897, a winemaker named Richard Mostyn Owen started his Mount Hurtle winery. He also built a large house called Woodcroft Farm. The suburb of Woodcroft got its name from this farm.

Today, you can still find parts of Wright's old house in a small park named after him. Mount Hurtle is still a small winery. However, both the Wright family's land and Mount Hurtle winery were sold in the 1970s. The area was then divided into many smaller blocks for new houses.

In 2007, a caravan park called The Vines closed down. A retirement village was built in its place. Another caravan park, Woodcroft Park, is still open on Bains Road.

People and Community

Woodcroft is known as a working middle class suburb. Many people who live here work in office jobs, sales, or retail. Most residents are young families born in Australia who own their homes. About 60% of the people in Woodcroft are under 40 years old.

Schools in Woodcroft

Woodcroft has one public primary school called "Woodcroft Primary School." This school is quite large, with 44 classrooms and about 1000 students.

Students living in Woodcroft usually go to nearby high schools. These include "Reynella East College" (which used to be called Reynella East High School) and Wirreanda High School.

There is also a private school called Woodcroft College. It's an Anglican school that teaches both primary and secondary students. Even though it's often linked to Woodcroft, it's actually located in Morphett Vale.

Getting Around Woodcroft

Woodcroft has several bus services, including the 733, 732, 723, and 722 routes. There's also an Adelaide Metro Transit Link service and a bus station in Reynella.

Woodcroft does not have its own train station. The closest train station is Lonsdale. This station is about 8 kilometers (5 miles) west of Woodcroft and is on the Seaford railway line.