Chinderah, New South Wales

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Chinderah
New South Wales
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Tweed River, 2017
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Chinderah
Coordinates 28°14′14″S153°33′25″E / 28.23722°S 153.55694°E / -28.23722; 153.55694 Coordinates: 28°14′14″S153°33′25″E / 28.23722°S 153.55694°E / -28.23722; 153.55694
Population1,566 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2487
LGA(s) Tweed Shire
State electorate(s) Tweed
Federal division(s) Richmond
Suburbs around Chinderah:
Terranora Banora Point Final Head
North Tumbulgum Chinderah Kingscliff
Stotts Creek Cudgen Cudgen

Chinderah is a town in the Tweed Shire. It is located south of Tweed Heads and next to the seaside township of Kingscliff. An industrial estate, golf course and small shopping precinct are located within the area.

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Barney's Point Bridge, circa 1940 StateLibQld 1 389237 Barneys Point Bridge on the Tweed River, ca. 1937.jpg
Barney's Point Bridge, circa 1940

History

First surveyed in 1863, Chinderah developed into a centre of agriculture with sugarcane as a major industry, currently a source of rum. South Sea Islanders later arrived and became victims of slavery for the recruitment of blackbirding.

The town was bisected by the Pacific Highway in 1996.

In 2022, as a result of heavy rainfall, Chinderah was battered by floods when the Tweed River broke its banks at a recorded peak.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census, Chinderah recorded a population of 1,566 people, 47.9% female and 52.1% male. The median age of Chinderah residents was 60 years, 22 years above the national median of 38. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.6% of the population. 75.4% of Chinderah residents were born in Australia and 91.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 25.9%, Anglican 23.3% and Catholic 22.8%. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chinderah (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg CC-BY icon.svg Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.