Cudgen facts for kids
Quick facts for kids CudgenNew South Wales |
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 Cudgen
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 857 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2487 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Tweed Shire | ||||||||||||||
| Region | NSW | ||||||||||||||
| County | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Tweed | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Richmond | ||||||||||||||
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Cudgen (/kʌdʒən/) is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire. It is built on the former land of the Coodjingburra clan of the Minyungbal. There is a primary school on Collier Street, the Cudgen Public School.
Demographics
In the 2016 Census, Cudgen recorded a population of 857 people, 50% female and 50% male.
The median age of the Cudgen population was 39 years, 2 years above the national median of 37.
85.4% of people living in Cudgen were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.5%, Thailand 0.6%, Scotland 0.5%, Japan 0.5%.
94.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Japanese, 0.4% Turkish, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Thai, 0.4% Czech.
Sport and recreation
The Cudgen Hornets is the local rugby league club that competes in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League competition.
