Ruthven, New South Wales

Ruthven
Ruthven
Coordinates: 28°55′54.2″S 153°17′3.9″E / 28.931722°S 153.284417°E / -28.931722; 153.284417
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionNorthern Rivers
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total114 (2021 census)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)

Ruthven 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 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi) south of Lismore.[2] In the 2021 census it had a population of 114 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 this place was given to it by Alex McDonald after Ruthven in Scotland where his family had come from.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ruthven (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b "Ruthven (Locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ^ "2021 Ruthven, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Lismore's First Peoples". www.lismore.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2025.