Mummulgum

Mummulgum
New South Wales
A Mummulgum entry sign.
Mummulgum
Coordinates 28°51′00″S 152°48′00″E / 28.85000°S 152.80000°E / -28.85000; 152.80000Coordinates: 28°51′00″S 152°48′00″E / 28.85000°S 152.80000°E / -28.85000; 152.80000
Population 95 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2470
Elevation 115 m (377 ft)
LGA(s) Kyogle Council[2]
County Rous[2]
Parish Mummulgum[2]
State electorate(s) Lismore[3]
Federal Division(s) Page

Mummulgum is a small rural village in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, 740 kilometres from the state capital, Sydney. Mummulgum is located on Shannon Brook between Tenterfield and Casino on the Bruxner Highway (Highway 44). It is 58 km south-west of Kyogle with the village and surrounding area being locally administered by Kyogle Council. The nearest large town is Casino which is 27 kilometres east of Mummulgum. [2]

Population

According to the 2016 Census, there were 95 people living in Mummulgum and the surrounding area. The main form of employment was in agricultural production.[1] On 29 September 2001, Mummulgum Public School celebrated its centenary.[4]

Famous residents

Ajay Rochester grew up in Mummulgum, attending Mummulgum Public School - a one teacher school. She grew up on a farm in Simpkins Creek and wrote about her farm life in her bestselling book "Confessions of a Reformed Dieter".

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mummulgum (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mummulgum (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  3. Electoral Commission NSW (4 April 2008). "LISMORE". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  4. "Parliament NSW", Lismore Electorate Functions - 25/10/2001 - PRIV - NSW Parliament. Retrieved, 24 December. 2013

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