Mount Burrell

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Mount Burrell
New South Wales
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Distant view of Mount Burrell, from the west
Coordinates 28°30′S153°13′E / 28.500°S 153.217°E / -28.500; 153.217
Population484 (2011 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2484
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s) Tweed Shire
Region Northern Rivers
State electorate(s) Tweed
Federal division(s) Richmond
Burrell
Blue Knob
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Burrell
Location of Mount Burrell in New South Wales
Highest point
Elevation 933 m (3,061 ft) [2] [3]
Coordinates 28°31′S153°13′E / 28.517°S 153.217°E / -28.517; 153.217 [4]
Geography
Location Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia
Parent range Nightcap Range

Mount Burrell is a town and a mountain in the Nightcap Range in the Tweed Shire in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

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The peak of Mount Burrell has an elevation of 933 metres (3,061 ft) above sea level, [2] approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Nimbin. [3]

Demographics

In 2011, the population of Mount Burrell was 484, with 49.8% female and 50.2% male. The median age of the Mount Burrell population was 47 years of age, 10 years above the Australian median. 77.9% of people living in Mount Burrell were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5%, New Zealand 2.9%, Germany 1.2%, Switzerland 1%, Fiji 0.8%, and 10.9% other countries. 91.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.7% German, 1% Dutch, 1% African Languages, 3.7% other languages. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Burrell (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "The Nightcap Range". The Hamlet of Rosebank. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Map of Mount Burrell, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mount Burrell". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 6 December 2020.


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