Dorroughby, New South Wales

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Dorroughby
New South Wales
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Dorroughby
Coordinates 28°39′54.2″S153°21′3.9″E / 28.665056°S 153.351083°E / -28.665056; 153.351083
Population158 (2021 census)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s) City of Lismore
Region Northern Rivers
State electorate(s) Lismore
Federal division(s) Page

Dorroughby (DURRA-bee) is a locality in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It sits within the City of Lismore local government area and is located 24.4 kilometres (15.2 mi) north-east of Lismore. [1] In the 2021 census it had a population of 158 people. [2]

The traditional owners are the Widjabul and Wia-bal people of the Bundjalung Nation. [3]

Origin of place name

The European name for the area is said to have been taken from the Bundjalung language word durraba or dalagar meaning 'soft mud'. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Dorroughby (Locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "2021 Dorroughby, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Lismore's First Peoples". www.lismore.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2025.


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