Coopernook, New South Wales

Coopernook
New South Wales
Coopernook is located in New South Wales
Coopernook
Coopernook
Coordinates31°49′25″S 152°36′50″E / 31.82361°S 152.61389°E / -31.82361; 152.61389
Population430 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2426
LGA(s)Mid-Coast Council
State electorate(s)Port Macquarie
Federal division(s)Lyne

Coopernook is a small town in mid-north New South Wales, Australia (post code 2426). It is located 24 kilometres north of Taree and 11 kilometres west of Harrington and is administered by Mid-Coast Council. At the 2021 census, Coopernook and the surrounding area had a population of 625 people, while the town itself had 430 inhabitants.[1] It was formerly situated on the Pacific Highway, until 22 March 2006, when the Coopernook Bypass was opened.[2] The old highway crossed the Lansdowne River on a narrow iron girder bridge.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coopernook (Urban Centre)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 January 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Coopernook Bypass, Roads & Traffic Authority. Archived 4 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine