Leycester, New South Wales

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Leycester is a locality within the City of Lismore local government area in New South Wales, Australia.

Leycester lies on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung people. [1] The locality, like Leycester Creek, was named after early settler and amateur naturalist Augustus Adolphus Leycester, who took up the pastoral lease at Tunstall Station with his partner Robert Shaw. [2] Leycester Creek, then known as Duck Creek, was the northern boundary of Tunstall Station (now Tuncester). [3]

Leycester is a local government area within the City of Lismore. [4] [5] In the 2021 Australian census, there were 146 residents, none of whom identified as Indigenous Australians. Of these, 82.2% were born in Australia. [6]

References

  1. Sampson, Lisa (8 June 2017). "Walking in unity on Bundjalung Country". Insights Magazine. Uniting Church, Synod of NSW & ACT. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. Irish., C. A. (21 March 1999). "NSW Railway Station Names and Origins". NSWrail.net. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. "Early settlers". Lismore City Council. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. "Local government area for Leycester, NSW". bonzle.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. "2021 Leycester, Census Community Profiles". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  6. "2021 Leycester, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.