Nabiac, New South Wales

Nabiac
New South Wales
Nabiac shops
Nabiac
Coordinates 32°06′S 152°23′E / 32.100°S 152.383°E / -32.100; 152.383Coordinates: 32°06′S 152°23′E / 32.100°S 152.383°E / -32.100; 152.383
Population 1,508 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2312
Location
  • 281 km (175 mi) NNE of Sydney
  • 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Taree
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]

Nabiac Public School

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. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nabiac (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "An Historical Perspective". Nabiac Village Futures Group. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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