Woodlawn, New South Wales

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Woodlawn
New South Wales
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Woodlawn
Coordinates 28°45′58.3″S153°19′5.8″E / 28.766194°S 153.318278°E / -28.766194; 153.318278
Population45 (2021 census)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s) City of Lismore
Region Northern Rivers
State electorate(s) Lismore
Federal division(s) Page

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 Lismore nearby to the village of Bexhill. [1] In the 2021 census it had a population of 45 people. [2]

The Traditional owners are the Widjabul and Wia-bal people of the Bundjalung Nation. [3]

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'. [1]

Notes

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