Korora, New South Wales

Korora Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
View of Korora from Korora Lookout
Korora residential area looking towards Korora Beach
Korora
Coordinates	30°24′S 153°01′E / 30.400°S 153.017°E / -30.400; 153.017
Population	2,740 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2450
Location	532 km (331 mi) NNE of Sydney 381 km (237 mi) S of Brisbane 6 km (4 mi) N of Coffs Harbour
LGA(s)	City of Coffs Harbour
State electorate(s)	Coffs Harbour
Federal division(s)	Cowper

Korora is a suburb of the City of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, Australia, located 6 km north of the city centre. Korora is located in a basin that runs from the foothills of the Great Dividing Range in the west to Korora Bay (part of the Tasman Sea) in the east. It is bisected by the Pacific Highway, which runs south to north between Sydney and Brisbane. The section of Korora between the Pacific Highway and the coast is mainly residential, with some tourist facilities. The section west of the Highway consists of larger residential blocks and farms growing mainly bananas and blueberries. The west-most section of Korora is forested and includes part of the Ulidarra National Park. The Korora basin is drained by creeks that flow into Pine Brush Creek and enter the sea at Hills Beach.

The name Korora stems from an Aboriginal word ‘Kurrawa’ which has been variously interpreted to mean “rough sea or seas”, “sound of the waves” or “roar of the seas”.^[2] The variant spelling ‘Kororo’ is found in some place names (Kororo Public School, Kororo Reserve), but is thought to be due to a spelling error in an early handwritten document.^[2]