Nymboida | |
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.JPG) The Coaching Station Inn | |
  Nymboida | |
| Coordinates: 29°56′S 152°44′E / 29.933°S 152.733°E / -29.933; 152.733 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 268 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2460 |
| County | Fitzroy |
Nymboida is a rural village in the Clarence Valley, 44km south-west of Grafton on Armidale Road, in theNorthern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. According to the 2021 census, Nymboida has a population of 268 people.[1]
The village of Nymboida is close to the challenging and popular white water rafting waters of the Nymboida River along the Armidale–Grafton Road.
History
Settlement began in 1840 when squatters Gregory Blaxland Jnr, son of the explorer Gregory Blaxland, and William Forster established sheep stations in the area.[2] Blaxland subsequently named his land claim Pandemonium due to the conflict that was encountered. Several years later, when he was trying to sell the land, Blaxland changed the name of the property to Nymboida. The naming of the town of Nymboida, which is located within the boundaries of Blaxland's initial claim, was derived from this title.[3] Blaxland was murdered by Aboriginal people at Gin Gin, in what became known as the Tirroan Tragedy.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 427 | — |
| 2011 | 301 | −29.5% |
| 2016 | 298 | −1.0% |
| 2021 | 268 | −10.1% |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[1] | ||
Nymboida became a service stop for Cobb and Co stagecoaches, bullock teams, timber cutters, graziers and other pioneers who stopped here on the wool road from Armidale to Grafton. Nymboida now has an inn, general store, police station, and a public primary school with 19 pupils enrolled as of 2025.[5] Agriculture and tourism are the main sources of income in the region.
The Nymboida Colliery operated from 1909 to 1979; during the last four years of operation it was operated by the Miners Federation.[6][7][8] From 1952 to 1979, coal from the mine fed a power station at Koolkhan.
See also
- Nymboida National Park, 40 km northwest of the village
- Nymboida Power Station
References
- "Find Census data | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- "CLARENCE RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY". Daily Examiner. Vol. 28, no. 8999. New South Wales, Australia. 5 June 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 15 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "CLAIMS TO LEASES OF CROWN LAND BEYOND THE SETTLED DISTRICTS". The Maitland Mercury And Hunter River General Advertiser. Vol. VI, no. 411. New South Wales, Australia. 10 June 1848. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Gregory Blaxland". geneanet.org. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ACARA. "School Profile". My School. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- Charles, Caitlan. "Take a look back at Clarence Valley's rich vein of mining". Daily Examiner. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Common Cause - How the Nymboida miners dug in and changed history". Common Cause. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- Burgmann, Meredith; Jureidini, Ray; Burgmann, Verity (2022). "The Nymboida Coal Mine Takeover, NSW, 1975–1979". Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 16 June 2022.