Dorroughby

Dorroughby
Dorroughby
Coordinates: 28°39′54.2″S 153°21′3.9″E / 28.665056°S 153.351083°E / -28.665056; 153.351083
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionNorthern Rivers
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total158 (2021 census)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)

Dorroughby (DURRA-bee) is a locality in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It sits within the City of Lismore local government area and is located 24.4 kilometres (15.2 mi) north-east of Lismore.[2] In the 2021 census it had a population of 158 people.[3]

The traditional owners are the Widjabul and Wia-bal people of the Bundjalung Nation.[4]

Origin of place name

The European name for the area is said to have been taken from the Bundjalung language word durraba or dalagar meaning 'soft mud'.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dorroughby (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b "Dorroughby (Locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ^ "2021 Dorroughby, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Lismore's First Peoples". www.lismore.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2025.