Drake, New South Wales

Drake
New South Wales
Bruxner Highway
Drake is located in New South Wales
Drake
Drake
Coordinates28°56′S 152°24′E / 28.933°S 152.400°E / -28.933; 152.400
Population345 (2016 census)[1]
Established1860s
Postcode(s)2469
Elevation500 m (1,640 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Tenterfield Shire
CountyDrake County
State electorate(s)Lismore
Federal division(s)New England

Drake is a parish and small rural community on the Bruxner Highway approximately 44 km east of Tenterfield, New South Wales and about 800 km north of Sydney, New South Wales. It is in the Tenterfield Shire local government area, which is part of the New England region. At the 2016 census, Drake had a population of 345 people.[1]

The town is in West Fairfield Parish of Drake County New South Wales

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Drake (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 September 2019. Edit this at Wikidata Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.