Woodburn is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Richmond Valley local government area (postcode 2472). It is home to about 743 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, labourers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $630. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,560.
Woodburn is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 953, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 34 bus stops. The crime rate in the Richmond Valley LGA is moderate at 5,127 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.