Ulmarra facts for kids
Quick facts for kids UlmarraNew South Wales |
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Ulmarra War Memorial, Coldstream Street, beside the Clarence River
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 Ulmarra
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 779 (2016 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2462 |
| LGA(s) | Clarence Valley |
| State electorate(s) | Clarence |
| Federal Division(s) | Page |
Ulmarra is a small town on the south bank of the Clarence River in New South Wales, Australia in the Clarence Valley district. At the 2006 census, Ulmarra had a population of 446 people.
The town had the distinction of being the smallest local government area of New South Wales until 2000 when it amalgamated with the Nymboida Shire to form Pristine Waters Shire, which later merged with Copmanhurst, Grafton and Maclean Shires to become the Clarence Valley Council.
Ulmarra's name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "Bend in the river".
The Ulmarra Ferry was a vehicular cable ferry, which crosses the Clarence River from a point about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Ulmarra, to Southgate on the north bank. It closed in June 2024.
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Map of the town of Grafton New South Wales in 1886, by John Sands
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The Clarence River, with the Ulmarra Ferry
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1921 | 2,008 | — |
| 1933 | 1,985 | −1.1% |
| 1947 | 1,633 | −17.7% |
| 1954 | 1,499 | −8.2% |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1966 | — | |
| 1971 | 358 | — |
| 1976 | 362 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 395 | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 462 | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 508 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 472 | −7.1% |
| 2001 | 492 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 446 | −9.3% |
| 2011 | 435 | −2.5% |
| 2016 | 437 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 418 | −4.3% |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data. | ||
