Coraki, New South Wales

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Coraki
New South Wales
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The Coraki Hotel on Richmond Terrace, Coraki's main street
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Coraki
Coordinates 28°59′0″S153°18′0″E / 28.98333°S 153.30000°E / -28.98333; 153.30000
Population1,155 (2021 census) [1]
Established1849
Postcode(s) 2471
LGA(s) Richmond Valley Council
State electorate(s) Clarence
Federal division(s) Page

Coraki is a small town that sits on the confluence of the Richmond and Wilsons Rivers in northern New South Wales, Australia in Richmond Valley Shire. At the 2021 census, Coraki had a population of 1,155. [1]

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History

The name Coraki is derived from the Bundjalung word gurigay, meaning the meeting of the waters, [2] and the Bundjalung people are the traditional owners of the area. [3]

The village was founded by William Yabsley in 1849 when Lismore was only a small cattle station and Casino had only one store and a hotel. Yabsley and his family obtained the lease to Brook Station and established the first permanent settlement. He built his shipyard just above The Junction, as it was first called. Many ships and river boats were launched there and Yabsley opened a store for provisions for the cedar cutters who came to the district. Transport at the time was almost entirely by water and Coraki was the busiest port on the Richmond River.

Description

Coraki is positioned centrally to the hub of the Summerland Way Casino (30 km (19 mi) west), the regional city of Lismore (25 km (16 mi) north) and the popular tourist beachside location of Evans Head (25 km (16 mi) east). At the western boundary of Coraki township lies Box Ridge, an Aboriginal community.

Like many other towns in the area, it is a hub for the local agricultural industries such as cattle, sugar cane and tea tree oil.

Coraki is a small village with many community facilities: Coraki Fire Station, Coraki Public School, St Joseph's Primary School, St Joseph's Church, Coraki Uniting Church, Coraki Anglican Church, Coraki Community Hall, the Rural Transaction Centre, Mid-Richmond Museum, Coraki Library, post office, Mid-Richmond Retirement Village, cemetery, hockey fields, tennis courts, skate park, boat ramp, and the Memorial Park with barbecue, playground and picnic facilities aligning the "healing stones" riverside path. There is a number of local businesses, including the historic Coraki Hotel on Richmond Terrace.

Events

Coraki is the home of the annual Coraki Art Prize (formerly the Coraki Tea Tree Art Prize) and an art competition and exhibition open to all artists and including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and printmaking, held late October.

In 2010, the first Dylanfest celebrated the music, art and poetry of Bob Dylan in October at the Coraki Hotel.

Annually in November, the Tweed Water Skiing Club converges on the Richmond River to contest the "Coraki Assault" race.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1976912—    
1981895−1.9%
19861,047+17.0%
19911,103+5.3%
19961,223+10.9%
20011,155−5.6%
20061,180+2.2%
20111,215+3.0%
20161,094−10.0%
20211,155+5.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data. [4] [5]

According to the 2021 Census, there were 1,155 people in Coraki, with the following demographic features: [1]

Native title

In late April 2021, the Federal Court of Australia convened at Evans Head, where a native title determination was made over 7.2 square kilometres (2.8 sq mi) of land, consisting of 52 separate areas of land. Included in the land is a bora ring of great cultural significance to the Bundjalung people, near Coraki. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coraki (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 January 2024. 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 Archived 16 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine .
  2. ↑ Sharpe, Margaret. "Bundjalung". Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library. p. 21.
  3. 1 2 Ross, Hannah (30 April 2021). "NSW Bandjalang people victorious after 25-year native title fight". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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