Mole River vs Woodside

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mole River tends to suit people living alone.

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

Woodside

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 83/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 19%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mole River leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 38%)
  • Woodside has cheaper land ($240,000 vs $540,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mole River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $245/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Woodside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (533 min vs 550 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (731.4 km vs 751.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mole River Woodside
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.

Mole River Woodside
Walkability 0 / 0
Mole River — Walkability: 0/100 Woodside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 58
Mole River — Safety: 17/100 Woodside — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 32 / 30
Mole River — Low fire risk: 32/100 Woodside — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Woodside rents higher ($245/wk vs $0/wk); Mole River has more residents (89 vs 59).

Mole River Woodside
Population 89
+34% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.8% +31.1%
Median age 61 59
Median household income $43,524/yr
+8% vs other
 $40,248/yr
Median weekly rent — $245/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mole River Woodside
0-4 — / —
Mole River — 0-4: not among its largest Woodside — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 4.5% / —
Mole River — 5-14: 4.5% Woodside — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 — / —
Mole River — 15-19: not among its largest Woodside — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.4% / 6.8%
Mole River — 20-24: 3.4% Woodside — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 6.7% / 6.8%
Mole River — 25-34: 6.7% Woodside — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 4.5% / 5.1%
Mole River — 35-44: 4.5% Woodside — 35-44: 5.1%
45-54 10.1% / 18.6%
Mole River — 45-54: 10.1% Woodside — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 25.8% / 22.0%
Mole River — 55-64: 25.8% Woodside — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 31.5% / 23.7%
Mole River — 65-74: 31.5% Woodside — 65-74: 23.7%
75-84 3.4% / 11.9%
Mole River — 75-84: 3.4% Woodside — 75-84: 11.9%
85+ — / —
Mole River — 85+: not among its largest Woodside — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mole River 80.8% lone person
Mole River — Lone Person: 80.8% Mole River — Couple Families: 19.2%
Woodside 62.5% lone person
Woodside — Lone Person: 62.5% Woodside — Couple Families: 37.5%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mole River 0.0% renting
Mole River — Owned Outright: 72.2% Mole River — Mortgage: 27.8% Mole River — Renting: 0.0%
Woodside 23.8% renting
Woodside — Owned Outright: 76.2% Woodside — Mortgage: 0.0% Woodside — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Mole River Woodside
New Zealand 4.5% / 6.8%
Mole River — New Zealand: 4.5% Woodside — New Zealand: 6.8%
England — / 5.1%
Mole River — England: not among its largest Woodside — England: 5.1%
Germany 3.4% / —
Mole River — Germany: 3.4% Woodside — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

Qualifications

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

Mole River Woodside
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 20.3%
Mole River — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Woodside — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.2% / 22.0%
Mole River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2% Woodside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 22.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 13.6%
Mole River — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Woodside — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mole River 116.7% houses
Mole River — Houses: 116.7%
Woodside 110.0% houses
Woodside — Houses: 110.0%
Houses

Property market

Mole River Woodside
Median house price $450,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $540,000 $240,000

Zoning mix

Mole River Woodside
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Mole River Woodside
New dwellings approved 48
across Tenterfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mole River Woodside
House price Higher than 13% of NSW —
Income Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 62% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 15% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Mole River Woodside
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mole River carries more crime risk (83 vs 42).

Mole River Woodside
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 High
70/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mole River Woodside
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

Mole River Woodside
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 26 24

Mobility

Mole River sits further from the CBD (751.6 km vs 731.4 km).

Mole River Woodside
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 751.6 km
+3% vs other
 731.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 550 min 533 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2372
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2372
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.

Mole River Woodside
Car (driver) 54.2% / 45.0%
Mole River — Car (driver): 54.2% Woodside — Car (driver): 45.0%
Worked from Home 45.8% / 35.0%
Mole River — Worked from Home: 45.8% Woodside — Worked from Home: 35.0%
Car (passenger) — / 20.0%
Mole River — Car (passenger): not among its largest Woodside — Car (passenger): 20.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.2%).

Setting

Mole River Woodside
Elevation 616 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 907 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mole River Woodside
Connectivity score 15/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Mole River Woodside
Annual rainfall 760 mm 798 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.0°C

Council rates

Mole River Woodside
Average residential rate $922/yr
same for both
Council Tenterfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Mole River Woodside
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mole River Woodside
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mole River

Retirees Rural

Woodside

Retirees Rural

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