South Murwillumbah

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South Murwillumbah
New South Wales
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South Murwillumbah
Coordinates 28°20′25″S153°24′48″E / 28.3402°S 153.4133°E / -28.3402; 153.4133 Coordinates: 28°20′25″S153°24′48″E / 28.3402°S 153.4133°E / -28.3402; 153.4133
Population1,064 (2011 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2484
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location129 km (80 mi) SSE of Brisbane
LGA(s) Tweed Shire
State electorate(s) Tweed
Federal Division(s) Richmond
Suburbs around South Murwillumbah:
Murwillumbah Tygalgah Condong
Murwillumbah South Murwillumbah Kielvale
Dunbible Fernvale Wardrop

South Murwillumbah is a locality located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

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New South Wales State of Australia

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Tweed Shire Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

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Demographics

In the 2011 census, South Murwillumbah recorded a population of 1,064 people, 49.2% female and 50.8% male.

The median age of the South Murwillumbah population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37.

87.8% of people living in South Murwillumbah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 0.7%, India 0.6%, Fiji 0.3%.

92.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.3% Punjabi, 0.3% French, 0.3% Hebrew, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Mandarin.


Heritage listings

Murwillumbah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Murwillumbah railway station

The Murwillumbah railway station is a heritage-listed former terminus railway station located on the Murwillumbah line in South Murwillumbah, in the Tweed Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The former railway station is also known as the Murwillumbah Railway Station and yard group. The property is owned by RailCorp, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The station opened on 24 December 1894 and closed on 16 May 2004 when the line from Casino was closed. The station was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "South Murwillumbah (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 January 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Murwillumbah Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H01206. Retrieved 18 May 2018.