North Woodburn vs Woodburn

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Woodburn, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woodburn: a median of $590,000, against $390,000 in North Woodburn, though rent is higher in North Woodburn. On these figures, North Woodburn tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

North Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($390,000 vs $590,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (689 km vs 692.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

North Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (65.1% vs 0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

North Woodburn and Woodburn 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 Woodburn
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 Woodburn
Walkability 6 / 0
North Woodburn — Walkability: 6/100 Woodburn — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 15
North Woodburn — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woodburn — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Woodburn has more residents (743 vs 142); North Woodburn rents higher ($375/wk vs $340/wk).

North Woodburn Woodburn
Population 142 743
+423% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +65.1% +0.5%
Median age 39 41
Median household income $69,836/yr $72,072/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+9% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Woodburn Woodburn
0-4 2.8% / 5.7%
North Woodburn — 0-4: 2.8% Woodburn — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 19.0% / 13.2%
North Woodburn — 5-14: 19.0% Woodburn — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 7.0% / 7.0%
North Woodburn — 15-19: 7.0% Woodburn — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.9% / 5.5%
North Woodburn — 20-24: 4.9% Woodburn — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 7.7% / 11.4%
North Woodburn — 25-34: 7.7% Woodburn — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 21.1% / 10.8%
North Woodburn — 35-44: 21.1% Woodburn — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 14.1% / 14.4%
North Woodburn — 45-54: 14.1% Woodburn — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 13.4% / 13.2%
North Woodburn — 55-64: 13.4% Woodburn — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 8.5% / 10.4%
North Woodburn — 65-74: 8.5% Woodburn — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 5.6% / 7.5%
North Woodburn — 75-84: 5.6% Woodburn — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 1.6%
North Woodburn — 85+: not among its largest Woodburn — 85+: 1.6%

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 Woodburn
New Zealand 2.8% / 1.2%
North Woodburn — New Zealand: 2.8% Woodburn — New Zealand: 1.2%
England — / 1.9%
North Woodburn — England: not among its largest Woodburn — England: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

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% North Woodburn — Group Household: 0.0% North Woodburn — Other Families: 0.0%
Woodburn 38.1% couple families
Woodburn — Couple Families: 38.1% Woodburn — Lone Person: 32.0% Woodburn — One Parent Families: 20.1% Woodburn — Group Household: 8.2% Woodburn — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Woodburn 100.0% houses
North Woodburn — Houses: 100.0% North Woodburn — Townhouses: 0.0% North Woodburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodburn 90.8% houses
Woodburn — Houses: 90.8% Woodburn — Townhouses: 5.7% Woodburn — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

North Woodburn Woodburn
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 19.7%
North Woodburn — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Woodburn — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 5.9%
North Woodburn — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Woodburn — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 5.5%
North Woodburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Woodburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 0.8%
North Woodburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Woodburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
North Woodburn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Woodburn — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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%
Woodburn 24.4% renting
Woodburn — Owned Outright: 36.0% Woodburn — Mortgage: 39.7% Woodburn — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

North Woodburn Woodburn
Median house price $390,000 $590,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $285,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 80 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

North Woodburn has more rural and farming land (92% vs 71%); Woodburn has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 8%).

North Woodburn Woodburn
Rural and farming 92% 71%
Environmental 8% 26%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
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 Woodburn
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
 24
across Richmond Valley
Approvals change year on year +0% -78%

Ranking within NSW

North Woodburn Woodburn
House price Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 24% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW

Liveability

North Woodburn Woodburn
Grade — D
Score — 8/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woodburn carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 0).

North Woodburn Woodburn
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 —
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

North Woodburn Woodburn
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

Schools in North Woodburn

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Woodburn

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Woodburn Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

North Woodburn Woodburn
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 0 15

Mobility

North Woodburn sits further from the CBD (692.7 km vs 689 km).

North Woodburn Woodburn
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 692.7 km 689 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 446 min 443 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 Woodburn
Car (driver) 85.4% / 73.5%
North Woodburn — Car (driver): 85.4% Woodburn — Car (driver): 73.5%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 9.2%
North Woodburn — Worked from Home: 8.3% Woodburn — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 10.1%
North Woodburn — Car (passenger): 6.2% Woodburn — Car (passenger): 10.1%
Walked Only — / 7.1%
North Woodburn — Walked Only: not among its largest Woodburn — Walked Only: 7.1%

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

Setting

North Woodburn Woodburn
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.0 km
1.3 km to a named beach
 7.6 km
3.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

North Woodburn Woodburn
Connectivity score 86/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
62 premises
 52%
367 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

North Woodburn Woodburn
Average residential rate $1,487/yr $1,282/yr
Council Lismore Richmond Valley

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

North Woodburn Woodburn
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

Woodburn

Affordable Rural

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