North Woodburn vs Kilgin

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kilgin 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

North Woodburn

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 70/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 63%)
  • But Kilgin has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 100%)

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

First-home buyers

North Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kilgin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

North Woodburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (446 min vs 453 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (692.7 km vs 698.2 km)
  • But Kilgin is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • North Woodburn carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 70/100)
  • Kilgin is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)

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

Investors

North Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (65.1% vs 28.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

North Woodburn Kilgin
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.

North Woodburn Kilgin
Walkability 6 / 14
North Woodburn — Walkability: 6/100 Kilgin — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 45 / 30
North Woodburn — Safety: 45/100 Kilgin — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
North Woodburn — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kilgin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

North Woodburn has more residents (142 vs 59); North Woodburn rents higher ($375/wk vs $305/wk).

North Woodburn Kilgin
Population 142
+58% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +65.1% +28.3%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $69,836/yr
+12% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+19% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Woodburn Kilgin
0-4 2.8% / 5.1%
North Woodburn — 0-4: 2.8% Kilgin — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 19.0% / 16.9%
North Woodburn — 5-14: 19.0% Kilgin — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 7.0% / 5.1%
North Woodburn — 15-19: 7.0% Kilgin — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.9% / 8.5%
North Woodburn — 20-24: 4.9% Kilgin — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 7.7% / —
North Woodburn — 25-34: 7.7% Kilgin — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 21.1% / 8.5%
North Woodburn — 35-44: 21.1% Kilgin — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 14.1% / 15.3%
North Woodburn — 45-54: 14.1% Kilgin — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 13.4% / 13.6%
North Woodburn — 55-64: 13.4% Kilgin — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 8.5% / 8.5%
North Woodburn — 65-74: 8.5% Kilgin — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 5.6% / 5.1%
North Woodburn — 75-84: 5.6% Kilgin — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / 5.1%
North Woodburn — 85+: not among its largest Kilgin — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

North Woodburn Kilgin
South Africa — / 5.1%
North Woodburn — South Africa: not among its largest Kilgin — South Africa: 5.1%
New Zealand 2.8% / —
North Woodburn — New Zealand: 2.8% Kilgin — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Woodburn 58.3% couple families
North Woodburn — Couple Families: 58.3% North Woodburn — Lone Person: 25.0% North Woodburn — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Kilgin 63.2% couple families
Kilgin — Couple Families: 63.2% Kilgin — Lone Person: 36.8% Kilgin — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Woodburn 100.0% houses
North Woodburn — Houses: 100.0%
Kilgin 110.5% houses
Kilgin — Houses: 110.5%
Houses

Qualifications

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

North Woodburn Kilgin
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 16.9%
North Woodburn — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Kilgin — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 8.5%
North Woodburn — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Kilgin — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 6.8%
North Woodburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Kilgin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
North Woodburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Kilgin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Woodburn 26.0% renting
North Woodburn — Owned Outright: 32.0% North Woodburn — Mortgage: 42.0% North Woodburn — Renting: 26.0%
Kilgin 23.1% renting
Kilgin — Owned Outright: 46.2% Kilgin — Mortgage: 30.8% Kilgin — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

North Woodburn Kilgin
Median house price $390,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

North Woodburn Kilgin
Rural and farming 92% 90%
Environmental 8% 10%
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

North Woodburn Kilgin
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

North Woodburn Kilgin
House price Higher than 10% of NSW —
Income Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW —
EV adoption — Higher than 25% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Kilgin is more walkable (14 vs 6).

North Woodburn Kilgin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Kilgin carries more crime risk (70 vs 55).

North Woodburn Kilgin
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
55/100
 High
70/100
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

North Woodburn Kilgin
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

North Woodburn Kilgin
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Kilgin sits further from the CBD (698.2 km vs 692.7 km).

North Woodburn Kilgin
Walkability score 6/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 692.7 km 698.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 446 min 453 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2471
 0.2%
postcode 2472
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 2471
 79
postcode 2472

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.

North Woodburn Kilgin
Car (driver) 85.4% / 42.3%
North Woodburn — Car (driver): 85.4% Kilgin — Car (driver): 42.3%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 46.2%
North Woodburn — Worked from Home: 8.3% Kilgin — Worked from Home: 46.2%
Walked Only — / 11.5%
North Woodburn — Walked Only: not among its largest Kilgin — Walked Only: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / —
North Woodburn — Car (passenger): 6.2% Kilgin — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.4%).

Setting

North Woodburn Kilgin
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.0 km
1.3 km to a named beach
 7.4 km

NBN connectivity

North Woodburn Kilgin
Connectivity score 86/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
62 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

North Woodburn Kilgin
Annual rainfall 1,408 mm 1,557 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 11.0°C

Council rates

North Woodburn Kilgin
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

North Woodburn Kilgin
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

North Woodburn Kilgin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North Woodburn

Affordable Rural

Kilgin

Family Rural

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