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| Nambucca Heads New South Wales | |
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 Nambucca Heads aerial panorama at sunset | |
  Nambucca Heads | |
| Coordinates | 30°39′0″S 153°00′0″E / 30.65000°S 153.00000°E |
| Population | 6,675 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2448 |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Nambucca Valley Council |
| County | Raleigh |
| State electorate(s) | Oxley[2] |
| Federal division(s) | Cowper[3] |
Nambucca Heads is a town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia in the Nambucca Valley.[4] It is located on a ridge, north of the estuary of the Nambucca River near the Pacific Highway. Its 2021 population was 6,675 (6,327 in 2016 census, 6,137 in 2011 census), including 5,226 (78.3%) Australian-born persons and 672 indigenous persons.[5]
The place name is derived from an Gumbaynggirr word Ngambagabaga. Clement Hodgkinson asked two Ngamba men what the name of the area was they responded to Nyambagabaga as the spot they were standing was a bend in the river where a Ngamba giant was speared in the leg in the Dreaming[citation needed]. This location is the Foreshore Caravan Park now. Ngamba is a subsection of Gumbaynggirr Nation & Baga Baga means Knee. This was later interpreted as Nambucca.[6] It is a popular holiday and retirement destination.
The town is located on the North Coast railway line, and is served by the three daily NSW TrainLink services.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nambucca Heads (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Oxley Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2006.
- ^ "Cowper". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2006.
- ^ "Nambucca Heads". Destination NSW. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nambucca Heads (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Nambucca Heads". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
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