Blakebrook, New South Wales

Blakebrook
Blakebrook
Coordinates: 28°45′54″S 153°15′4″E / 28.76500°S 153.25111°E / -28.76500; 153.25111
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionNorthern Rivers
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total132 (2021 census)[2]
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)

Blakebrook (Bandjalang: Ngumbandunman[3]) is a locality in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is 3.54 kilometers (2.20 miles) from Lismore and sits within the City of Lismore local government area.[4]

The Widjabul people, of the Bundjalung nation, are the traditional owners of this area.[5][6][7] The Bundjalung language name for this place is Ngumbandunman which is a combination of the words ngumban (blanket) and dunman (split, torn, tattered).[4]

In 2021 census, Blakebrook had a population of 132 people.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Blakebrook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Blakebrook (Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ^ Local Community & Culture Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Blakebrook (Locality)". NSW Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Lismore". Aboriginal Housing Office. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Lismore council returning land to traditional owners despite opposition". The Guardian. 20 February 2022. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Lismore's First Peoples". www.lismore.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 November 2024.