Tullera, New South Wales

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Tullera
New South Wales
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Tullera
Coordinates 28°45′54.2″S153°18′3.9″E / 28.765056°S 153.301083°E / -28.765056; 153.301083
Population271 (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

Tullera (TULL-era) 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 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Lismore. [1] In the 2021 census it had a population of 271 people. [2]

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

Origin of place name

The name Tullera is derived either from the Bundjalung language word tchollera which is said to be the name of a local bird species or djulur which means scorpion. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Tullera (Locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "2021 Tullera, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Lismore's First Peoples". www.lismore.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
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