New Italy
NSW 2472 • New South Wales
About New Italy
New Italy is a small rural locality in the Richmond Valley region of northern New South Wales, situated on the Pacific Highway approximately 15 kilometres south of Woodburn and 70 kilometres north of Grafton, within the Richmond Valley Council area. With a 2021 Census population of 249 residents spread across 71.7 square kilometres, it is a quiet, sparsely settled agricultural community. The locality is steeped in history as Australia's first Italian settlement, established in 1882 when immigrants from the Veneto region of northern Italy took up farming land in the Northern Rivers district.
The area's centrepiece is the New Italy Museum complex on the Pacific Highway, which features a Cultural Pavilion, the Tastes of New Italy Café, a glass-blowing workshop, and an Italian gift shop celebrating the heritage of Italian settlers in the Northern Rivers. Surrounding land is characterised by cane fields, wetlands, and state forest, with the Bungawalbyn wetlands to the west. The locality appeals to heritage travellers and those seeking a quiet rural lifestyle within reach of Byron Bay to the north and the services of Lismore to the south.
New Italy falls under postcode 2472 and is governed by the Richmond Valley Council (Local Government Area). For federal elections, residents vote in the electorate of Page, while state elections fall under the Lismore electorate.
Location
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Property Prices 2025
Median sale prices in New Italy for 2025. Based on every residential settlement recorded by the NSW Valuer General in 2025.
Source: NSW Valuer General — Property Sales Information. Strata-titled sales are counted as units; all others as houses. Suburbs with fewer than 5 sales in a category are omitted.
Income
ATO taxable income Postcode 2472
Median taxable income for individual taxpayers in postcode 2472 for the 2023–24 financial year (2019–20 data not published for this postcode).
Source: ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24, Individuals Table 8 (median & average taxable income by postcode). Covers all individuals who lodged a return in postcode 2472; postcodes with fewer than 200 lodgments are suppressed by the ATO.
Transport & Commute
Bus Services
- Greyhound/coach services — Brisbane, Sydney (Pacific Highway corridor) Varies
Commute to Sydney CBD
🛣️ Located on the Pacific Highway. Nearest major service town is Grafton (~70 km south) or Lismore (~50 km south-west).
A car is essential for all daily needs; the only local destination is the New Italy Museum complex
Supermarkets Nearby
No major supermarkets listed for this suburb.
Schools
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Broadwater Public School ICSEA 9796682 8226 9 Byrnes Street
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20 Coraki Road
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Woodburn Public School ICSEA 9226682 2502 Woodburn St
Demographics
Population Growth
Gender Distribution (Census 2021)
Crime Statistics LGA-wide
These are the latest 2025 rates for the Richmond Valley Local Government Area, which contains New Italy. Rates are per 100,000 residents; trends compare 2 and 10 year periods ending Dec 2025.
Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)