Woodberry, New South Wales

Woodberry
Maitland, New South Wales

Looking west over Woodberry from 300m above the ground.
Coordinates 32°47′24″S 151°40′4″E / 32.79000°S 151.66778°ECoordinates: 32°47′24″S 151°40′4″E / 32.79000°S 151.66778°E
Population 3,255 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 2,310/km2 (6,000/sq mi) [lower-alpha 1]
Postcode(s) 2322
Area 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)[lower-alpha 2]
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) City of Maitland[2]
Region Hunter[2]
County Northumberland[3]
Parish Alnwick[3]
State electorate(s) Maitland[4]
Federal Division(s) Newcastle[5]
Suburbs around Woodberry:
Thornton Millers Forest Heatherbrae
Thornton Woodberry Tomago
Beresfield Tarro Tarro, Tomago

Woodberry is one of the eastern-most suburbs of the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2][6] At the 2011 census, Woodberry's population was 3,155.[1] Most of the population lives in residential subdivisions while almost 84% of the suburbs land is rural in nature.[6] Rental accommodation is occupied by 33.33% of the residents.[7]

It lies to the west of the Hunter River, 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) of which forms the suburb's eastern border, separating it from Heatherbrae and Tomago in the Port Stephens local government area. It is connected by road to the adjoining suburbs of Millers Forest, Beresfield and Tarro. Much of Woodberry is low-lying floodplain and when the Hunter River floods the roads to Millers Forest and Tarro sometimes becomes impassable. However, the residential area is elevated and access to Beresfield remains available.

Notes

  1. ↑ This is the average density of the residential part of the suburb where almost all of the population lives, not the average for the whole suburb which is considerably lower at 383/km2 (990/sq mi).
  2. ↑ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woodberry (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Maitland City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Woodberry". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Newcastle". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Woodberry". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  7. ↑ "Investment Property Woodberry, NSW, 2322". Real Estate Investar. Retrieved 12 February 2015.