Burringbar, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BurringbarNew South Wales |
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 Burringbar
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 858 (2006 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2483 |
| Location | 17 km (11 mi) SE of Murwillumbah |
| LGA(s) | Tweed Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Tweed |
| Federal Division(s) | Richmond |
Burringbar is a village south-east of Murwillumbah in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Burringbar recorded a population of 858 people, 48.6% female and 51.4% male.
The median age of the Burringbar population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37.
81.2% of people living in Burringbar were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 0.9%, Germany 0.9%, Canada 0.7%.
90.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.4% Italian, 0.5% Lithuanian, 0.5% Spanish, 0.3% German, 0.3% Maltese.
The novelist Jessica Cole, otherwise known as Jessie Cole, comes from Burringbar, and Burringbar is also the locale for much of her writing.
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