NSW · Richmond Valley Council
Woodburn (Richmond Valley - NSW), NSW, 2472
Desirability index
#754 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Woodburn (Richmond Valley - NSW) is a small locality in the Richmond Valley area, home to around 743 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 118 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-27%), roughly 158.8 offences per 1,000 residents, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 743
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,386
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 23 of 283
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,560
- Employment rate
- 49.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 23 / 15 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 118
- Against the person
- 24
- Against property
- 60
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 158.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 31 residents
- State safety percentile
- 13.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -26.7%
Most common offence types
- Arson8
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order9
- Breach Bail Conditions9
- Malicious Damage To Property12
- Steal From Motor Vehicle7
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
57 public transport stops in this suburb
- Ceder St Opp Richmond St
- St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn Coraki Rd
- St Josephs Primary School
- Uralba St At Woodburn Coraki Rd
- Woodburn Public School, Woodburn St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
2 planning-related records
2023· 1 proposal
June 2023
- Shed37 Woodburn Street, Woodburn NSW 2472Determined
2022· 1 proposal
August 2022
- Shed37 Woodburn Street, Woodburn NSW 2472Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2023 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Riverside ParkPark
- Uralba Street ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Revive Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 20.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #754 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Ceder St Opp Richmond Sttransport
- St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn Coraki Rdtransport
- St Josephs Primary Schooltransport
- Uralba St At Woodburn Coraki Rdtransport
- Woodburn Public School, Woodburn Sttransport
- Revive Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Riverside Parkgovernmentpark
- Uralba Street Reservegovernmentpark
- Shedplanning37 Woodburn Street, Woodburn NSW 2472Lodged 27 Jun 2023 · Determined
- Shedplanning37 Woodburn Street, Woodburn NSW 2472Lodged 18 Aug 2022 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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