Numulgi, New South Wales

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Numulgi
New South Wales
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Numulgi
Coordinates 28°44′54.2″S153°20′3.9″E / 28.748389°S 153.334417°E / -28.748389; 153.334417
Population207 (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

Numulgi (new-MUL-ghai) 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 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Lismore. [1] In the 2021 census it had a population of 207 people. [2]

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

Origin of place name

The name Numulgi is taken from the Bundjalung language word ngamahl which either means goanna or wild or scrub turkey. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Numulgi (Locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "2021 Numulgi, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Lismore's First Peoples". www.lismore.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2025.


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