Limpinwood, New South Wales

Limpinwood
New South Wales
Population 223 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2484
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s) Tweed Shire
State electorate(s) Tweed
Federal Division(s) Richmond

Limpinwood is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

The town was named for "Hoppin Jack Wood", an early settler.[2]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Limpinwood recorded a population of 223 people, 53.4% female and 46.6% male.

The median age of the Limpinwood population was 49 years, 12 years above the national median of 37.

81.6% of people living in Limpinwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.7%, Hungary 2.2%, 9.5% other Countries.

92.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.3% French, 6.3% other languages.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Limpinwood (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Beatty, Bill (Aug 2, 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 28°18′S 153°13′E / 28.300°S 153.217°E / -28.300; 153.217

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