Grafton, New South Wales

Grafton
New South Wales
Grafton Bridge
Old Grafton Court House
Grafton Gaol
Clarence River and countryside
Grafton Post Office
Market Square
Christ Church Cathedral
(From left to right)
Grafton Bridge from North Bank
Grafton Court House, Grafton Gaol
Clarence River, Grafton Post Office
Market Square, Christ Church Cathedral
Map
Grafton is located in New South Wales
Grafton
Grafton
Coordinates29°41′0″S 152°56′0″E / 29.68333°S 152.93333°E / -29.68333; 152.93333
Population19,255 (2021)[1]
Established1851
Postcode(s)2460
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Clarence Valley Council
RegionNorthern Rivers
CountyClarence
State electorate(s)Clarence
Federal division(s)Page
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
25.8 °C
78 °F
12.8 °C
55 °F
1,175.2 mm
46.3 in

Grafton (Bundjalung-Yugambeh: Gumbin Gir)[2] is a city[3] in the Northern Rivers region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located on the Clarence River, on a floodplain, approximately 608 kilometres (378 mi) by road north-northeast of the state capital Sydney.

The closest major cities, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, are located across the border in South East Queensland. At the 2021 census, Grafton had a population of 19,255.[1] The city is the largest settlement and, with Maclean, the shared administrative centre of the Clarence Valley Council local government area, which is home to over 50,000 people in all.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Grafton". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Search word: Grafton". Yugambeh-Bundjalung Dictionary.
  3. ^ "Grafton". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 October 2021. Edit this at Wikidata