Doon Doon | |
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  Doon Doon | |
| Coordinates: 28°29′36.6″S 153°17′57.4″E / 28.493500°S 153.299278°E / -28.493500; 153.299278 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Northern Rivers |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 97 (2016 census)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 2484 |
Doon Doon is a small rural locality approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-west of Tweed Heads in the Tweed Shire. It is a part of the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
Origin of place name
The place name Doon Doon comes from the Yugambeh–Bundjalung languages and it is thought to either be from the chain word doan doan, meaning 'black or dark' or from the word tooun meaning 'grave'.[2][3]
Demographics
At the 2016 census, the town recorded a population of 97, with a median age of 57.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Doon Doon". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- "Doon Doon (locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- "Doon Doon (rural place)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 29 March 2026.