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Dunbible

Coordinates: 28°22′39″S 153°23′12″E / 28.377452°S 153.386748°E / -28.377452; 153.386748
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Dunbible
New South Wales
Dunbible is located in New South Wales
Dunbible
Dunbible
Coordinates28°22′39″S 153°23′12″E / 28.377452°S 153.386748°E / -28.377452; 153.386748
Population329 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2484
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)Tweed Shire
State electorate(s)Tweed
Federal division(s)Richmond

Dunbible is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire and it is on the lands of the Bundjalung people.

The name Dunbible means 'black apple tree' in the Bundjalung language.[2]

The Northern Rivers Rail Trail passes through the village.[2]

Demographics

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In the 2011 census, Dunbible recorded a population of 329 people, 49.5% female and 50.5% male.

The median age of the Dunbible population was 43 years, 6 years above the national median of 37.

83.3% of people living in Dunbible were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 1.8%, India 1.8%, Taiwan 1.2%, Netherlands 1.2%, Germany 0.9%.

87.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.9% Punjabi, 1.2% Mandarin, 0.9% German.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dunbible (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Places". Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Retrieved 25 June 2024.