City profile
A quick snapshot of the Nambucca Valley, drawn from official ABS/OLG estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
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- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (2023–24)
- 20,986OLG / 'Your Council' figure for 2023–24.
- Area
- 1,491.3 km²
- Population density
- ~14 people per km²
- Region
- Mid North Coast, on the Nambucca River (between Kempsey and Coffs Harbour)
- Council classification
- Large Rural (OLG)
- Main centres
- Nambucca Heads, Macksville, Bowraville, Valla Beach, Scotts HeadA mix of coastal towns and hinterland villages; a selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Nambucca Heads2448
- Macksville2447
- Bowraville2449
- Valla Beach2448
- Valla2448
- Scotts Head2447
- Hyland Park2448
- Taylors Arm2447
- Warrell Creek2447
- Congarinni2447
- Gumma2447
- Utungun2447
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the Nambucca Valley LGA; some postcodes are shared across several localities (for example 2447 around Macksville and 2448 around Nambucca Heads). The LGA sits on Gumbaynggirr country and spans coastal towns and river-valley hinterland. It was known as 'Nambucca Shire' until it was renamed Nambucca Valley in 2020, and the Pacific Highway was realigned to bypass the towns of Nambucca Heads and Macksville around 2020. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Nambucca Valley Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.