Tuckurimba, New South Wales

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Tuckurimba
New South Wales
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Tuckurimba
Coordinates 28°56′54.2″S153°19′3.9″E / 28.948389°S 153.317750°E / -28.948389; 153.317750
Population112 (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

Tuckurimba (tuck-a-RIM-ba) 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 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Lismore. [1] In the 2021 census it had a population of 112 people. [2]

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

Origin of place name

The name Tuckurimba is taken from the Bundjalung language words; likely Dugarimbah, Doogarimbah or Dugirinba for which different differing definitions have been given including: glutton, a large species or lizard, the junction of two creeks or a collection of huts. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Tuckurimba (Locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "2021 Tuckurimba, 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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