Newrybar, New South Wales
Newrybar | |
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Newrybar | |
| Coordinates: 28°43′20″S 153°31′52″E / 28.72222°S 153.53111°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 532 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 2479[2] |
Newrybar is a small historic village located in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales; it is 16 kms south of Byron Bay.[3][4] It is on the lands of the Bundjalung people.[5]
The town's name appears to have been derived from a Yugambeh–Bundjalung words, "Nury" or "Nurybar", which mean 'climbing vine' or 'the places where vines grow'.[6][7][8][9]
At the 2021 census, it had a permanent population of 532.[10]
History
Newrybar was first settled by Europeans in 1881 and many farmers moved to the area. Some of the first constructed buildings were a general store, a tinsmith and tailor, the Presbyterian Church and the Newrybar Public School. Some of these earliest buildings remain intact.[11]
One of these buildings is the Newrybar Community Hall, previously the Newrybar School of Arts, which was built in 1899 and is used for community functions and events.[12][13] Each Wednesday it hosts the Newyrbar Eats and Produce Markets.[14]
Demographics
As of the 2021 Australian census, 532 people resided in Newrybar,[10] up from 444 in the 2016 census.[15] The median age of persons in Newrybar was 47 years. There were more males than females, with 50.6% of the population male and 49.4% female. The average household size was 2.6 people per household.[10]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Newrybar (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Newrybar". Australia Post.
- ^ "Newrybar | NSW Holidays & Accommodation, Things to Do, Attractions and Events". www.visitnsw.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Discover Ballina - Newrybar". www.discoverballina.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to Country & Acknowledgement of Country Protocols". www.byron.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Newrybar". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc (2019), Labels and landmarks : the many meanings of Brunswick Valley place names, Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc, p. 68, ISBN 978-0-9585921-9-2
- ^ "Linguistics: Australian words and their meanings". Science of man and journal of the Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia. 1898 – via Trove.
- ^ Rankin, T (1898). "Aboriginal Place Names and Other Words, with their Meanings, Peculiar to the Richmond and Tweed River Districts". Science of man and journal of the Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia. Retrieved 5 September 2025 – via Trove.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Newrybar (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Northern Rivers Community Gallery - The Changing Place of Newrybar". www.nrcgballina.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Our History". Newrybar Community Hall. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Foster, Lynelle, (compiler.); Newrybar Hall Committee (Newrybar, NSW), (issuing body.) (1999), Newrybar School of Arts & Newrybar Community Hall 1899-1999 : celebrating 100 years, the Committee, retrieved 16 July 2024
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Newrybar Eats and Produce Markets | NSW Holidays & Accommodation, Things to Do, Attractions and Events". www.visitnsw.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Newrybar (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 July 2017.