Blakebrook, New South Wales
Blakebrook | |
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  Blakebrook | |
| Coordinates: 28°45′54″S 153°15′4″E / 28.76500°S 153.25111°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Northern Rivers |
| LGA | |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 132 (2021 census)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
Blakebrook (Bandjalang: Ngumbandunman[2]) is a locality in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is 3.54 kilometers (2.20 miles) from Lismore and sits within the City of Lismore local government area.[3]
The Widjabul people, of the Bundjalung nation, are the traditional owners of this area.[4][5][6] The Bundjalung language name for this place is Ngumbandunman which is a combination of the words ngumban (blanket) and dunman (split, torn, tattered).[3]
In 2021 census, Blakebrook had a population of 132 people.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Blakebrook (Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ Local Community & Culture Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- 1 2 "Blakebrook (Locality)". NSW Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Lismore". Aboriginal Housing Office. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "Lismore council returning land to traditional owners despite opposition". The Guardian. 20 February 2022. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "Lismore's First Peoples". www.lismore.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 November 2024.