New South Wales council

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)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

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.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Casino10,930All$485kDec 2025 / 86%1
Evans Head2,907All$1.2MDec 2025 / 91%3
Coraki1,37398%$513kDec 2025 / 93%1
North Casino1,000All$965kDec 2025 / 89%5
Woodburn (Richmond Valley - NSW)743All$530kDec 2025 / 97%2
Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)67092%$585kDec 2025 / 97%1
Spring Grove53297%$1.0MDec 2025 / 96%7
Fairy Hill407All$720kDec 2025 / 96%3
Swan Bay (Richmond Valley - NSW)357All$665kDec 2025 / 97%6
Yorklea349All$680kDec 2025 / 100%3
Ellangowan (NSW)318All / 100%1
Doonbah298All / 97%2
McKees Hill29556%$1.2MDec 2025 / 100%3
Leeville282All / 100%3
New Italy249All$635kDec 2025 / 100%2
Bentley (NSW)22577% / 100%5
Tatham22597%$523kDec 2025 / 100%6
East Coraki22231%$830kDec 2025 / 98%4
Stratheden220All$850kDec 2024 / 100%4
Shannon Brook182All$890kDec 2025 / 100%3
Rileys Hill181All$665kDec 2025 / 92%4
Greenridge156All / 100%3
Backmede153All$998kDec 2025 / 99%2
Rappville142All$245kDec 2023 / 100%1
Woodview142All / 100%4
Bungawalbin138All$580kDec 2025 / 100%3
Naughtons Gap137All / 97%5
Dobies Bight11765% / 100%3
Whiporie114All / 100%1
Bora Ridge107All / 100%2
West Coraki98All / 100%4
Myrtle Creek (NSW)92All$460kDec 2025 / 100%1
Mongogarie85All / 100%2
Codrington (NSW)83All / 100%4
Piora7166% / 100%2
Irvington70All / 100%4
Tomki69All / 100%3
Hogarth Range6653% / 100%2
Busbys Flat57All / 100%1
West Bungawalbin54All / 100%2
Camira (NSW)35All / 100%1
Gibberagee35All / 100%1
Wyan34All / 100%1
Tabbimoble33All / 100%2
Upper Mongogarie24All / 100%2
Kippenduff17All / 100%1
Coombell12All / 100%1
ClearfieldAll / 100%
Esk (NSW)61% / 100%
Mount MarshAll / 100%
Six Mile SwampAll / 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.

Bushfire-prone land

91%

Over 52 of 52 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

5%

Over 52 of 52 member suburbs

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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.