| Dorrigo New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Dorrigo Main Square | |||||||||
  Dorrigo | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°20′S 152°43′E / 30.333°S 152.717°E | ||||||||
| Population | 1,046 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2453 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 731 m (2,398 ft)[2] | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Bellingen Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Oxley[3] | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Cowper[4] | ||||||||
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Dorrigo, a small town on the Waterfall Way, is located on the Northern Tablelands, in northern New South Wales, Australia. The town is part of Bellingen local government area.
It is approximately 580 kilometres (360 mi) north of the state capital, Sydney via the Pacific Highway, and 64 kilometres (40 mi) west from the coastal city of Coffs Harbour. The town is situated on the Dorrigo Plateau near the New England Escarpment,[5] which is part of the Great Dividing Range. Dorrigo is 731 metres (2,398 ft) above sea level.[2] At the 2021 census, Dorrigo had a population of 1,046 people.[1]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dorrigo (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Climatological Station Metadata -Dorrigo Post Office" (PDF). Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ "Oxley". District profiles. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Find my electorate: Dorrigo". Electorate search. Australian Electoral Commission. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Dorrigo". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
