Woodberry Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2322
Postcode for Woodberry, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 127 km from Sydney · Pop. 3,024
3,024
Population
36
Median Age
$1,187
Household Income/wk
$320
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
8.4
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Woodberry ranks: SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Woodberry Compares

Woodberry vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricWoodberryNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,187 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $320 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,300 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 36 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 9.5% +NSW 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Woodberry is a locality 127 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2322. It falls within the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region. The local government area is Maitland.

According to the 2021 Census, Woodberry has a population of 3,024 with a median age of 36. The median weekly household income is $1,187, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 9.5%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 463 (15.3% of residents).

Housing in Woodberry includes a median weekly rent of $320, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 1,104 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 65.7% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Woodberry scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Schools in Woodberry include Woodberry Public School and Woodberry Learning Centre.

Woodberry is part of the Newcastle statistical area in New South Wales.

Woodberry Details

Postcode2322
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)3,024
Median Age36 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,187/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$579/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$320
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,300
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area8.4 km²
Population Density360/km²
Total Dwellings1,104
Australian Citizens92.5%
Indigenous Population463 (15.3%)
Unemployment Rate9.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-32.79
Longitude151.667778
Distance from Sydney127 km
Region (SA4)Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
Area (SA3)Newcastle
Local GovernmentMaitland
Federal ElectoratePaterson

Age Profile

0–14 (21.8%) 15–24 (12.6%) 25–44 (24.8%) 45–64 (25.1%) 65+ (15.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years659 (21.8%)
15–24 years382 (12.6%)
25–44 years749 (24.8%)
45–64 years759 (25.1%)
65+ years467 (15.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (27.4%) Mortgaged (38.2%) Rented (34.3%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis407 (13.5%)
Asthma390 (12.9%)
Diabetes251 (8.3%)
Heart Disease159 (5.3%)
Lung Condition96 (3.2%)
Cancer88 (2.9%)
Dementia14 (0.5%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle59 (5.4%)
1 vehicle454 (41.5%)
2 vehicles391 (35.8%)
3+ vehicles189 (17.3%)

Schools in Woodberry

Woodberry Public School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 817 · 221 students
Woodberry Learning Centre
Special · Gov · ICSEA 844 · 26 students

Suburbs Near Woodberry

Same Postcode (2322)

More Woodberry Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.