Maclean, New South Wales

Maclean
New South Wales
Maclean; New South Wales
	St Mary's Catholic Church
	Maclean
Coordinates	29°27′S 153°12′E / 29.450°S 153.200°E
Population	2,778, The total urban area inc contiguous suburbs, Townsend & Gulmarrad (2463 postcode) is 8,304 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	2463
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Location	658 km (409 mi) NE of Sydney ; 46 km (29 mi) NE of Grafton ; 18 km (11 mi) SW of Yamba ; 272 km (169 mi) S of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Clarence Valley Council
State electorate(s)	Clarence
Federal division(s)	Page

Maclean is a town in Clarence Valley local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Clarence River and near the Pacific Highway. At the 2021 census, Maclean had a population of 2,778,^[1] total urban area including Townsend and Gulmarrad (postcode 2463) is more than 8,304^[2]. The Maclean, Yamba and Iluka area known as the Lower Clarence had a combined population of 17,533.^[3] Its industries are tourism, sugar cane production, farming and river-prawn trawling. Together with Grafton, Maclean is the shared administrative centre for the Clarence Valley Council local government area.

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maclean". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2463, NSW". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maclean – Yamba – Iluka". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.