Ulong, New South Wales

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Ulong
New South Wales
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Ulong railway station on the closed Dorrigo railway line
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Ulong
Coordinates 30°14′23″S152°53′08″E / 30.23972°S 152.88556°E / -30.23972; 152.88556
Population215 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2450
LGA(s) City of Coffs Harbour
State electorate(s) Coffs Harbour
Federal division(s) Division of Cowper

Ulong is a small village located on the Mid North Coast region, neighbouring the Northern Tablelands, of New South Wales, Australia. It has a community hall, public school, cafe-post office and an Ex-services Club.

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Facilities

The village is serviced by the Ulong Ex-services Club, cafe with rural transaction centre, and the Eastern Dorrigo Community Hall. The hall has camping facilities available with kitchen, BBQ and shower facilities available [2]

Timms Park is situated on Ulong Creek with a picnic area including tables, bins and a toilet. The land surrounding the park was donated to the community by LEH Timms. [3]

Geography

The village lies inland from Coffs Harbour by 36 kilometres (22 mi). Whilst a short distance, it takes 45 minutes to drive to, through the mountainous rainforest. Ulong is on the Eastern Dorrigo Plateau and sits some 1,700 feet (520 m) AHD . Like the neighbouring village of Lowanna, the climate is markedly different from Coffs Harbour. Ulong is known as the "Village in the Valley".

History

Once larger than Coffs Harbour, it was a centre for the timber industry. Dorrigo pine ( Araucaria cunninghamii ), tallowwood ( Eucalyptus microcorys ), blackbutt ( Eucalyptus pilularis ) and coachwood ( Ceratopetalum apetalum ) were milled extensively via the Dorrigo railway line. There was gold in the hills too. Georges Gold Mine was open on occasion as a tourist attraction before its closure in 2007 [4]

Ulong is on the road to Nymboida River and borders two of its tributaries, the Little Nymbodia and Bobo Rivers.

The Australian National series Enduro motorcycle Championships took place over two days in and around Ulong in 2007. On 9 September 2011 a special stage of the World Rally Championship was held in the area. These events make use of the roads within the extensive array of State and National parks in the area.

Population

At the 2006 census, Ulong had a population of 131 people. [5] By 2016, the population increased to 233.

Home of iconic actor Jack Thompson.

Climate

The region surrounding Ulong, especially the higher area, has a Subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with warm, humid and wet summers and cool winters with frosty nights.

Climate data for Bobo Nursery
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26.2
(79.2)
25.7
(78.3)
24.6
(76.3)
21.8
(71.2)
19.1
(66.4)
17.1
(62.8)
16.5
(61.7)
17.5
(63.5)
20.5
(68.9)
22.8
(73.0)
25.1
(77.2)
26.6
(79.9)
15.1
(59.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)15.3
(59.5)
13.9
(57.0)
9.4
(48.9)
5.3
(41.5)
2.2
(36.0)
0.6
(33.1)
2.2
(36.0)
4.4
(39.9)
8.7
(47.7)
11.4
(52.5)
13.7
(56.7)
13.7
(56.7)
8.5
(47.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)207.2
(8.16)
222.0
(8.74)
258.0
(10.16)
142.7
(5.62)
100.1
(3.94)
110.0
(4.33)
97.4
(3.83)
87.5
(3.44)
66.1
(2.60)
99.1
(3.90)
128.4
(5.06)
169.5
(6.67)
1,667.6
(65.65)
Average precipitation days14.515.316.313.29.08.16.57.17.810.711.413.5133.4
Average relative humidity (%)66697165666155535056606161
Source: [6]

Notes and references

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ulong". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Eastern Dorrigo Community Hall".
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Scott, By Belinda (28 June 2009). "Coffs Coast loses a heart of gold". The Daily Telegraph.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ulong (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  6. "Climate statistics for". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 January 2019.


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