Grafton, New South Wales

Grafton New South Wales
(From left to right) Grafton Bridge from North Bank Grafton Court House, Grafton Gaol Clarence River, Grafton Post Office Market Square, Christ Church Cathedral
Grafton
Coordinates	29°41′0″S 152°56′0″E / 29.68333°S 152.93333°E / -29.68333; 152.93333
Population	19,255 (2021)[1]
Established	1851
Postcode(s)	2460
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Location	620 km (385 mi) N of Sydney 345 km (214 mi) S of Brisbane 161 km (100 mi) E of Glen Innes 82 km (51 mi) NNW of Coffs Harbour 61 km (38 mi) SW of Yamba
LGA(s)	Clarence Valley Council
Region	Northern Rivers
County	Clarence
State electorate(s)	Clarence
Federal division(s)	Page
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 25.8 °C 78 °F 12.8 °C 55 °F 1,175.2 mm 46.3 in

Grafton (Bundjalung-Yugambeh: Gumbin Gir)^[2] is a city^[3] in the Northern Rivers region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located on the Clarence River, on a floodplain, approximately 608 kilometres (378 mi) by road north-northeast of the state capital Sydney.

The closest major cities, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, are located across the border in South East Queensland. At the 2021 census, Grafton had a population of 19,255.^[1] The city is the largest settlement and, with Maclean, the shared administrative centre of the Clarence Valley Council local government area, which is home to over 50,000 people in all.