Woodlawn, New South Wales

Woodlawn
Woodlawn
Coordinates: 28°45′58.3″S 153°19′5.8″E / 28.766194°S 153.318278°E / -28.766194; 153.318278
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionNorthern Rivers
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total45 (2021 census)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)

Woodlawn is a locality in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It sits within the City of Lismore local government area and is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-east of Lismorenearby to the village of Bexhill.[2] In the 2021 census it had a population of 45 people.[3]

The Traditional owners are the Widjabul and Wia-bal people of the Bundjalung Nation.[4]

Origin of place name

The name Woodlawn is a descriptive one as this area was once thick jungle and is now clear. It was known to early European settles as 'Calico Grass'.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woodlawn (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b "Woodlawn (Locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ^ "2021 Woodlawn, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Lismore's First Peoples". www.lismore.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 September 2025.