Cundletown Gindul (Birrpayi) Taree, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of Cundletown, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°53′58″S 152°31′07″E / 31.89944°S 152.51861°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 2,050 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2430 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Mid-Coast Council | ||||||||||||||
County | Gloucester[2] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Bohnock[2] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Myall Lakes | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyne | ||||||||||||||
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Cundletown (Birrpayi: Gindul)[3] is a town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Cundletown and the nearby larger town of Taree were both settled in 1831 by William Wynter.[4] Cundletown had a population of 2,054 as of the 2016 census.[5] and is a significant agricultural district. It is 16 km from the Tasman Sea coast, and 317 km north of Sydney.[4]
Cundletown and Taree can be reached by train via the North Coast Railway, and by the Pacific Highway.
Cundletown is within the local government area of Mid-Coast Council, the state electorate of Myall Lakes and the Federal electorate of Lyne.
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cundletown". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Cundletown". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "FirstVoices".
- ^ a b "Taree". The Age website. The Age Company Ltd. 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ Cundletown, "ABS Census 2016"