Limpinwood, New South Wales

Limpinwood
New South Wales
Population 223 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2484
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s) Tweed Shire
State electorate(s) Tweed
Federal Division(s) Richmond

Limpinwood is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

The town was named for "Hoppin Jack Wood", an early settler.[2]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Limpinwood is 223, 53.4% female and 46.6% male.

The median/average age of the Limpinwood population is 49 years of age, 12 years above the Australian average.

81.6% of people living in Limpinwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.7%, Hungary 2.2%, 9.5% other Countries.

92.4% of people speak English as their first language 1.3% French, 6.3% other languages.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Limpinwood (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. Beatty, Bill (Aug 2, 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 28°18′S 153°13′E / 28.300°S 153.217°E / -28.300; 153.217

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