Woodburn flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Woodburn
(Richmond Valley, NSW) - 52.29 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
52.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woodburn's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Woodburn
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 2 Oct 2026
typical observed square 3 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Woodburn at a glance
How Woodburn is zoned
Buying in Woodburn? The zoning, flood and bushfire lines on the section 10.7 certificate attached to the contract are mapped controls - see our s10.7 certificate guide.
Across its 52.29 km², Woodburn is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 17 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 3,976 m² across 678 parcels.
Who lives in Woodburn
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woodburn suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 912, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Woodburn's 743 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Evans Head, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woodburn. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woodburn itself.
4,817 in 2001 to 6,062 in 2025, up 26%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Woodburn data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Zoning | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 3 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Woodburn address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Woodburn lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Woodburn planning - frequently asked
Is Woodburn flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Woodburn and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).
Is Woodburn bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Woodburn is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Richmond Valley average of 97%.
Is Woodburn under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 8% of Woodburn in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Woodburn?
The dominant planning zone in Woodburn is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Environmental Conservation.
Does Woodburn have heritage-listed places?
Woodburn has 17 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Woodburn?
Across 678 surveyed parcels in Woodburn, the median lot size is about 3,976 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Woodburn have a train station?
There is no train station inside Woodburn itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Woodburn?
At the 2021 Census Woodburn had 743 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Evans Head statistical area, which contains Woodburn, went from 4,817 people in 2001 to 6,062 in 2025, up 26%.
Is Woodburn an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woodburn scores 912 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Woodburn?
Median household income in Woodburn was $1,386 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,337 for the typical suburb in Richmond Valley. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,560 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Woodburn Lismore |
3.5 km | 99% | 4% |
| Doonbah | 4.5 km | Not mapped | 96% |
| Swan Bay | 5.3 km | <1% | 96% |
| Buckendoon Lismore |
6.3 km | 100% | 2% |
| Kilgin Lismore |
7.1 km | 99% | 4% |
| New Italy | 7.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Evans Head | 8.0 km | Not mapped | 91% |
| Rileys Hill | 8.6 km | <1% | 93% |
| East Coraki Lismore |
9.3 km | 92% | 8% |
| The Gap | 9.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |