[2] Woodvale is bounded to the south by Whitfords Avenue, to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the north by Ocean Reef Road and to the east by Wanneroo Road.

Trappers Drive runs through Woodvale, from Whitfords Avenue to Ocean Reef Road.

Residential development began in 1979 and was completed by 1995 with the release of the Woodvale Waters housing estate.

Many immigrants have settled in Woodvale, with 21.2% of residents born in the British Isles and 3.1% born in South Africa, in both cases twice the Western Australian average and four times the Australian average.

Local stations of Woodvale include Edgewater and Whitfords.