Newrybar, New South Wales

Newrybar New South Wales
Newrybar
Coordinates	28°43′20″S153°31′52″E / 28.72222°S 153.53111°E / -28.72222; 153.53111
Population	532 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	2479 [1]
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
LGA(s)	Ballina Shire Byron Shire
State electorate(s)	Ballina
Federal division(s)	Richmond

Newrybar is a small historic village located in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales; it is 16 kms south of Byron Bay. ^{[2] [3]} It is on the lands of the Bundjalung people. ^[4]

The town's name appears to have been derived from a Yugambeh–Bundjalung words, "Nury" or "Nurybar", which mean 'climbing vine' or 'the places where vines grow'. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

At the 2021 census, it had a permanent population of 532. ^[9]

History

Newrybar was first settled by Europeans in 1881 and many farmers moved to the area. Some of the first constructed buildings were a general store, a tinsmith and tailor, the Presbyterian Church and the Newrybar Public School. Some of these earliest buildings remain intact. ^[10]

One of these buildings is the Newrybar Community Hall, previously the Newrybar School of Arts, which was built in 1899 and is used for community functions and events. ^{[11] [12]} Each Wednesday it hosts the Newyrbar Eats and Produce Markets. ^[13]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Australian census, 532 people resided in Newrybar, ^[9] up from 444 in the 2016 census. ^[14] The median age of persons in Newrybar was 47 years. There were more males than females, with 50.6% of the population male and 49.4% female. The average household size was 2.6 people per household. ^[9]

References

1. "Newrybar". Australia Post .
2. "Newrybar | NSW Holidays & Accommodation, Things to Do, Attractions and Events". www.visitnsw.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
3. "Discover Ballina - Newrybar". www.discoverballina.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
4. "Welcome to Country & Acknowledgement of Country Protocols". www.byron.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
5. "Newrybar". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . New South Wales Government . Retrieved 1 October 2017.
6. Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc (2019), Labels and landmarks : the many meanings of Brunswick Valley place names, Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc, p. 68, ISBN   978-0-9585921-9-2
7. "Linguistics: Australian words and their meanings". Science of man and journal of the Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia. 1898 – via Trove.
8. Rankin, T (1898). "Aboriginal Place Names and Other Words, with their Meanings, Peculiar to the Richmond and Tweed River Districts". Science of man and journal of the Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia. Retrieved 5 September 2025– via Trove.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Newrybar (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
10. "Northern Rivers Community Gallery - The Changing Place of Newrybar". www.nrcgballina.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
11. "Our History". Newrybar Community Hall. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
12. Foster, Lynelle, (compiler.); Newrybar Hall Committee (Newrybar, NSW), (issuing body.) (1999), Newrybar School of Arts & Newrybar Community Hall 1899-1999 : celebrating 100 years, the Committee, retrieved 16 July 2024
13. "Newrybar Eats and Produce Markets | NSW Holidays & Accommodation, Things to Do, Attractions and Events". www.visitnsw.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Newrybar (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 July 2017.