Dobies Bight vs Woodview

Dobies Bight is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Woodview. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dobies Bight, about half of households are people living alone. In Woodview, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woodview: a median of $1.94 million, against $860,000 in Dobies Bight, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dobies Bight tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Woodview suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Dobies Bight carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 61/100)
  • Woodview is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 52%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Dobies Bight

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($860,000 vs $1,935,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dobies Bight

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $340/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Woodview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (720.7 km vs 724.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dobies Bight

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 61/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Woodview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.7% vs -12.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dobies Bight and Woodview drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dobies Bight Woodview
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Dobies Bight Woodview
Walkability 8 / 5
Dobies Bight — Walkability: 8/100 Woodview — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 100 / 39
Dobies Bight — Safety: 100/100 Woodview — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 66 / 100
Dobies Bight — Low fire risk: 66/100 Woodview — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woodview rents higher ($340/wk vs $250/wk); Woodview skews older (50 vs 42).

Dobies Bight Woodview
Population 117 142
+21% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.0% -0.7%
Median age 42 50
Median household income $82,316/yr
+9% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $340/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dobies Bight Woodview
0-4 5.1% / 2.8%
Dobies Bight — 0-4: 5.1% Woodview — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 20.5% / 15.5%
Dobies Bight — 5-14: 20.5% Woodview — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 6.8% / 7.7%
Dobies Bight — 15-19: 6.8% Woodview — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Dobies Bight — 20-24: not among its largest Woodview — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 10.3% / 7.0%
Dobies Bight — 25-34: 10.3% Woodview — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 14.5% / 4.2%
Dobies Bight — 35-44: 14.5% Woodview — 35-44: 4.2%
45-54 5.1% / 17.6%
Dobies Bight — 45-54: 5.1% Woodview — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 17.1% / 14.8%
Dobies Bight — 55-64: 17.1% Woodview — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 6.0% / 19.7%
Dobies Bight — 65-74: 6.0% Woodview — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 12.8% / 3.5%
Dobies Bight — 75-84: 12.8% Woodview — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ — / —
Dobies Bight — 85+: not among its largest Woodview — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dobies Bight 52.0% couple families
Dobies Bight — Couple Families: 52.0% Dobies Bight — Lone Person: 48.0% Dobies Bight — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Woodview 70.8% couple families
Woodview — Couple Families: 70.8% Woodview — Lone Person: 16.7% Woodview — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dobies Bight 22.5% renting
Dobies Bight — Owned Outright: 47.5% Dobies Bight — Mortgage: 30.0% Dobies Bight — Renting: 22.5%
Woodview 18.4% renting
Woodview — Owned Outright: 38.8% Woodview — Mortgage: 42.9% Woodview — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dobies Bight 100.0% houses
Dobies Bight — Houses: 100.0% Dobies Bight — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodview 97.8% houses
Woodview — Houses: 97.8% Woodview — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Dobies Bight Woodview
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 26.8%
Dobies Bight — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Woodview — Certificate III & IV: 26.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 3.5%
Dobies Bight — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Woodview — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 9.9%
Dobies Bight — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Woodview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / —
Dobies Bight — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Woodview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Dobies Bight — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Woodview — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Property market

Dobies Bight Woodview
Median house price $860,000 $1,935,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $930,000

Zoning mix

Dobies Bight Woodview
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Environmental 2% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Dobies Bight Woodview
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
 24
across Richmond Valley
Approvals change year on year +0% -78%

Ranking within NSW

Dobies Bight Woodview
House price Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Income Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Dobies Bight Woodview
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Woodview carries more crime risk (61 vs 0); Dobies Bight carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0).

Dobies Bight Woodview
Bushfire Low
34/100
 None
0/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Dobies Bight Woodview
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Dobies Bight Woodview
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Dobies Bight sits further from the CBD (724.5 km vs 720.7 km).

Dobies Bight Woodview
Walkability score 8/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 724.5 km 720.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 486 min 485 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2470
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2470
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Dobies Bight Woodview
Car (driver) 75.5% / 82.5%
Dobies Bight — Car (driver): 75.5% Woodview — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 24.5% / 17.5%
Dobies Bight — Worked from Home: 24.5% Woodview — Worked from Home: 17.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Dobies Bight Woodview
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dobies Bight Woodview
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

Dobies Bight Woodview
Annual rainfall 1,374 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Dobies Bight Woodview
Average residential rate $1,264/yr $1,282/yr
Council Kyogle Richmond Valley

Federal electorate

Dobies Bight Woodview
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dobies Bight Woodview
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dobies Bight

Family River Rural

Woodview

Premium Rural

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