Eltham, New South Wales

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Eltham
New South Wales
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Eltham
Coordinates 28°45′34″S153°24′30″E / 28.759444°S 153.40833°E / -28.759444; 153.40833
Population332 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 2480 [2]
LGA(s) Lismore

Eltham is a locality in the parish of Lismore, in the local government area of Lismore, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 11km from the suburb of Goonellabah. In 2021 it had a population of 332. [3]

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History

Eltham was once called Mayfield, but the name was changed with the coming of the railway to the name of a town in England. [4]

Geology

Eltham straddles the Wilsons river valley, composed of sand, gravel, clay, and some alluvium; and the higher volcanic-derived lands above, which is a basalt formation with some agglomerate. [5]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eltham (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Eltham Postcode, NSW". Australia Post.
  3. "2021 Eltham (NSW), Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics . Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  4. "Eltham". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. "TweedHeads 1:250,000 Geological Map". gmaps.geoscience.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-10-14.