Rileys Hill vs Woodburn

Woodburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Rileys Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rileys Hill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rileys Hill: a median of $664,000, against $590,000 in Woodburn, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Woodburn 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

Rileys Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Woodburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($590,000 vs $664,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Woodburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (443 min vs 460 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (689 km vs 702.9 km)
  • But Rileys Hill is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rileys Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

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

Rileys Hill 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.

Rileys Hill 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.

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Walkability 8 / 0
Rileys Hill — Walkability: 8/100 Woodburn — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 16 / 15
Rileys Hill — Low fire risk: 16/100 Woodburn — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Woodburn has more residents (743 vs 181); Rileys Hill skews older (48 vs 41).

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Population 181 743
+310% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +0.5%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $69,524/yr $72,072/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+6% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rileys Hill Woodburn
0-4 5.5% / 5.7%
Rileys Hill — 0-4: 5.5% Woodburn — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 16.0% / 13.2%
Rileys Hill — 5-14: 16.0% Woodburn — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 3.9% / 7.0%
Rileys Hill — 15-19: 3.9% Woodburn — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 2.8% / 5.5%
Rileys Hill — 20-24: 2.8% Woodburn — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 7.7% / 11.4%
Rileys Hill — 25-34: 7.7% Woodburn — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 12.2% / 10.8%
Rileys Hill — 35-44: 12.2% Woodburn — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 13.3% / 14.4%
Rileys Hill — 45-54: 13.3% Woodburn — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 20.4% / 13.2%
Rileys Hill — 55-64: 20.4% Woodburn — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 19.3% / 10.4%
Rileys Hill — 65-74: 19.3% Woodburn — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 5.0% / 7.5%
Rileys Hill — 75-84: 5.0% Woodburn — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 1.7% / 1.6%
Rileys Hill — 85+: 1.7% Woodburn — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Rileys Hill Woodburn
England 3.3% / 1.9%
Rileys Hill — England: 3.3% Woodburn — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.2%
Rileys Hill — New Zealand: 1.7% Woodburn — New Zealand: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rileys Hill 46.2% couple families
Rileys Hill — Couple Families: 46.2% Rileys Hill — One Parent Families: 43.6% Rileys Hill — Lone Person: 10.3% Rileys Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Rileys Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Woodburn 38.1% couple families
Woodburn — Couple Families: 38.1% Woodburn — One Parent Families: 20.1% Woodburn — Lone Person: 32.0% Woodburn — Group Household: 8.2% Woodburn — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rileys Hill 100.0% houses
Rileys Hill — Houses: 100.0% Rileys Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Rileys Hill — 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.

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Certificate III & IV 24.3% / 19.7%
Rileys Hill — Certificate III & IV: 24.3% Woodburn — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 5.9%
Rileys Hill — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Woodburn — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 5.5%
Rileys Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Woodburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 0.8%
Rileys Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Woodburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 0.5%
Rileys Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Woodburn — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rileys Hill 16.4% renting
Rileys Hill — Owned Outright: 29.9% Rileys Hill — Mortgage: 53.7% Rileys Hill — Renting: 16.4%
Woodburn 24.4% renting
Woodburn — Owned Outright: 36.0% Woodburn — Mortgage: 39.7% Woodburn — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Median house price $664,000 $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

Woodburn has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 13%); Rileys Hill has more rural and farming land (84% vs 71%).

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Rural and farming 84% 71%
Environmental 13% 26%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
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

Rileys Hill Woodburn
New dwellings approved 24
across Richmond Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -78%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rileys Hill Woodburn
House price Higher than 24% 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 54% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW

Liveability

Rileys Hill is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Grade — D
Score — 8/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
14/100
 —
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
same for both

Schools

Rileys Hill 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 Rileys Hill

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

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

Mobility

Rileys Hill sits further from the CBD (702.9 km vs 689 km).

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 702.9 km
+2% vs other
 689 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 460 min 443 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2472
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 2472
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.

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Car (driver) 90.8% / 73.5%
Rileys Hill — Car (driver): 90.8% Woodburn — Car (driver): 73.5%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 9.2%
Rileys Hill — Worked from Home: 9.2% Woodburn — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Car (passenger) — / 10.1%
Rileys Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Woodburn — Car (passenger): 10.1%
Walked Only — / 7.1%
Rileys Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Woodburn — Walked Only: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.8%).

Setting

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.2 km 7.6 km
3.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Connectivity score 30/100 79/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
74 premises
 52%
367 premises

Climate

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Annual rainfall 1,557 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Rileys Hill Woodburn
Average residential rate $1,282/yr
same for both
Council Richmond Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Rileys Hill

Affordable Retirees River Rural

Woodburn

Affordable Rural

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