Woolgoolga, New South Wales

Woolgoolga
New South Wales
Looking down to Woolgoolga from the headland
Woolgoolga is located in New South Wales
Woolgoolga
Woolgoolga
Coordinates30°07′S 153°12′E / 30.117°S 153.200°E / -30.117; 153.200
Population6,151 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2456
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)City of Coffs Harbour
CountyFitzroy
State electorate(s)Coffs Harbour
Federal division(s)Page

Woolgoolga is a town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Pacific Highway, approximately 550 km north of Sydney and 365 km south of Brisbane. The closest city to Woolgoolga is Coffs Harbour, which lies 24.8 km to the south. Woolgoolga has two beaches on the Pacific Ocean. The area has long been a centre of banana growing in New South Wales, but this industry has declined in the face of competition from Queensland. Recent times have seen many banana plantations replaced by blueberries after banana sales slumped in the late 1990s.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woolgoolga". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024. Edit this at Wikidata