Nabiac, New South Wales
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Nabiac | |
Coordinates | 32°06′S 152°23′E / 32.100°S 152.383°ECoordinates: 32°06′S 152°23′E / 32.100°S 152.383°E |
Population | 1,508 (2016 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 2312 |
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LGA(s) | Mid-Coast Council |
State electorate(s) | Myall Lakes |
Federal Division(s) | Lyne |
Nabiac is a small town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia in Mid-Coast Council. It is north-west of Forster, and south of Taree. At the 2016 census, the population of Nabiac was 1,252.[1]
Nabiac is the central town of the Wallamba Valley. As is typical of small North Coast towns, it developed in the second half of the 19th century as a small river port (later called Bullocks Wharf on the eastern edge of the town) for the hardwood-cutting (mainly Australian red cedar) trade. Later as the valley was cleared, small-scale dairying and corn-growing became dominant but its importance has since declined. At first milk was mainly bought by the dairy at Dyers Crossing (about 6 km west of Nabiac). Later fresh milk was also supplied to the Sydney market via the Sydney Milk Board. Prior to the mid-1950s, Nabiac was relatively isolated, but the relocation of the Pacific Highway at that time changed its nature, and it has steadily become more of a highway service town and tourist stopping point.[2]
The poet Les Murray was born in Nabiac, although his family lived in nearby Bunyah. He travelled to school in Nabiac for his primary and early high school education.
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nabiac (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ↑ "An Historical Perspective". Nabiac Village Futures Group. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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