Tuckombil, New South Wales
Tuckombil | |
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  Tuckombil | |
| Coordinates: 28°48′54″S 153°28′04″E / 28.81500°S 153.46778°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 259 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2477 |
Tuckombil is a locality located in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales.[2] It is located in the Ballina Shire local government area and it is located 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) west of the regional centre of Ballina. and 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north-west of Alstonville.[3]
Origin of place name
The name is derived from the Bundjalung language and either means 'junction of two creeks' or 'salt-water/creek'.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tuckombil (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Tuckombil". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- 1 2 "Tuckombil (locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ Ryan, J. S. (1963). "Some Aboriginal Place-Names in the Richmond Tweed Area". Oceania. 34 (1): 38–55. ISSN 0029-8077.