Possum Creek, New South Wales

Possum Creek
Possum Creek
Coordinates: 28°40′13″S 153°29′36″E / 28.67028°S 153.49333°E / -28.67028; 153.49333
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total277
Postcode
2479

Possum Creek is a locality located in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales and it is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the regional centre of Byron Bay and it sits within the Byron Shire local government area.[2][3] In the 2021 census it had a population of 277 people.[4]

The traditional owners of this area are the Bundjalung people.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Possum Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ "Byron Shire Council homepage - Byron Shire Council". www.byron.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Possum Creek (Locaility)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  4. ^ "2021 Possum Creek, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Aboriginal Cultural Heritage". www.byron.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 9 September 2025.