Cudgera Creek
Cudgera Creek | |
|---|---|
 Cudgera Creek, 2023 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 386 (2011 census)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 2484 |
Cudgera Creek is a town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.
The Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung people are the traditional owners of the Tweed region, including Cudgera Creek, and the surrounding areas.[2][3]
Origin of place name
The name Cudgera Creek comes from the Yugambeh–Bundjalung language and is taken from the word cudgera which is a type of tree.[4]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Cudgera Creek recorded a population of 386 people, 53.1% female and 46.9% male.
The median age of the Cudgera Creek population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37.
87.6% of people living in Cudgera Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.8%, England 1.6%, Italy 1%, Thailand 1%, Sweden 0.8%.
94.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common language was 0.8% Vietnamese.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cudgera Creek (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ "The Tweed: Aboriginal acknowledgement". www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Aboriginal cultural heritage". www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cudgera Creek (locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
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