Harrington, New South Wales

Harrington
Manning River at Harrington
Harrington
Coordinates: 31°52′S 152°41′E / 31.867°S 152.683°E / -31.867; 152.683
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Population
 • Total3,381 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
2427
Mean max temp22.2 °C (72.0 °F)
Mean min temp13.0 °C (55.4 °F)
Annual rainfall1,338.4 mm (52.69 in)

Harrington is a fishing village located on the northern entrance of the Manning River in New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1853 and proclaimed a village on 26 September 1896. It is 15 km north-east of Taree[4] on the Mid North Coast, and 335 kilometres (208 mi) north east of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2021 census, Harrington had a population of 3,381.[2] It was named after the Earl of Harrington by the explorer, John Oxley.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1966543—    
1971608+12.0%
1976896+47.4%
19811,183+32.0%
19861,234+4.3%
19911,414+14.6%
19961,397−1.2%
20011,412+1.1%
20061,753+24.2%
20112,257+28.8%
20162,896+28.3%
20213,240+11.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[5][6]

Schools

  • Harrington Public School[7]

Emergency Services

  • Marine Rescue Crowdy Harrington
  • SES
  • RFS

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Harrington (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Harrington". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
  4. ^ a b "Harrington, New South Wales". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Home". harrington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au.