| Copeton New South Wales | |
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  Copeton | |
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| Coordinates | 29°53′07″S150°55′56″E / 29.88528°S 150.93222°E |
| Population | 46 (2016 census) [1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2404 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) |
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) |
| LGA(s) | Gwydir Shire Inverell Shire |
| Region | New England |
| County | Hardinge |
| Parish | Mayo |
| State electorate(s) | Northern Tablelands |
| Federal division(s) | New England |
Copeton is a rural locality in the Gwydir Shire and Inverell Shire [2] of New South Wales, Australia. There was once a mining village of the same name, originally called Boggy Camp. [3] The locality is part forested and part cleared land, but a significant part of it is inundated by the waters of Lake Copeton, [4] which formed following construction of Copeton Dam.
The mining village stood on the left bank of Copes Creek, [5] where diamonds were mined. It had long become a ghost town by the time that its site was inundated by Lake Copeton. [3] [4] The village effectively ceased to exist officially with the resumption of its private landholdings, in 1971, [6] and public lands, in 1972. [7] The village's cemetery still exists and has been exposed at times when the water is at a low level. [8]
There was a school in the locality from 1889 to 1965. Originally called Round Mountain, it was renamed Copeton in 1900. [9]
At the 2016 census, the town recorded a population of 46. [1]
