Richmond Valley
24,044 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 3,047 km², 51 suburbs. Council website: richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
24,044
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.3% in a year
Density
7.9/km²
3,047 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$499k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$300
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
1.1 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
2 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
51
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income
- $1,137/week
- Median rent
- $295/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,341/month
- Households renting
- 25.5%
- Average household
- 2.4 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 2 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 2 of 10
Suburbs
51 suburbs where Richmond Valley holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casino | 10,930 | All | $485kDec 2025 | – / 86% | 1 |
| Evans Head | 2,907 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 91% | 3 |
| Coraki | 1,373 | 98% | $513kDec 2025 | – / 93% | 1 |
| North Casino | 1,000 | All | $965kDec 2025 | – / 89% | 5 |
| Woodburn (Richmond Valley - NSW) | 743 | All | $530kDec 2025 | – / 97% | 2 |
| Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) | 670 | 92% | $585kDec 2025 | – / 97% | 1 |
| Spring Grove | 532 | 97% | $1.0MDec 2025 | – / 96% | 7 |
| Fairy Hill | 407 | All | $720kDec 2025 | – / 96% | 3 |
| Swan Bay (Richmond Valley - NSW) | 357 | All | $665kDec 2025 | – / 97% | 6 |
| Yorklea | 349 | All | $680kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Ellangowan (NSW) | 318 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Doonbah | 298 | All | – / 97% | 2 | |
| McKees Hill | 295 | 56% | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Leeville | 282 | All | – / 100% | 3 | |
| New Italy | 249 | All | $635kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 2 |
| Bentley (NSW) | 225 | 77% | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Tatham | 225 | 97% | $523kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 6 |
| East Coraki | 222 | 31% | $830kDec 2025 | – / 98% | 4 |
| Stratheden | 220 | All | $850kDec 2024 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Shannon Brook | 182 | All | $890kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Rileys Hill | 181 | All | $665kDec 2025 | – / 92% | 4 |
| Greenridge | 156 | All | – / 100% | 3 | |
| Backmede | 153 | All | $998kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 2 |
| Rappville | 142 | All | $245kDec 2023 | – / 100% | 1 |
| Woodview | 142 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Bungawalbin | 138 | All | $580kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Naughtons Gap | 137 | All | – / 97% | 5 | |
| Dobies Bight | 117 | 65% | – / 100% | 3 | |
| Whiporie | 114 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Bora Ridge | 107 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| West Coraki | 98 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Myrtle Creek (NSW) | 92 | All | $460kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 1 |
| Mongogarie | 85 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Codrington (NSW) | 83 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Piora | 71 | 66% | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Irvington | 70 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Tomki | 69 | All | – / 100% | 3 | |
| Hogarth Range | 66 | 53% | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Busbys Flat | 57 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| West Bungawalbin | 54 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Camira (NSW) | 35 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Gibberagee | 35 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Wyan | 34 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Tabbimoble | 33 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Upper Mongogarie | 24 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Kippenduff | 17 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Coombell | 12 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Clearfield | All | – / 100% | |||
| Esk (NSW) | 61% | – / 100% | |||
| Mount Marsh | All | – / 100% | |||
| Six Mile Swamp | All | – / 100% | |||
| The Gap (Richmond Valley - NSW) | All | – / 100% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 20 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $245k
- Median of suburb medians
- $665k
- Highest suburb median
- $1.2M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 2 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 1,797
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 467
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 2,571
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 5,409
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Page · Kevin HOGAN (NP)100%
State districts
- Clarence · Richie Williamson (NAT)98%
- Lismore · Janelle Saffin (ALP)2%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.