Raleigh, New South Wales

Raleigh New South Wales
Raleigh
Coordinates	30°28′S 152°59′E / 30.467°S 152.983°E / -30.467; 152.983Coordinates: 30°28′S 152°59′E / 30.467°S 152.983°E / -30.467; 152.983
Population	550 (2011 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	2454
Location	510 km (317 mi) NE of Sydney 24 km (15 mi) S of Coffs Harbour 16 km (10 mi) E of Bellingen
LGA(s)	Bellingen Shire Council
State electorate(s)	Oxley
Federal Division(s)	Cowper

Raleigh is a small town on in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in Bellingen Shire Council. At the 2011 census, Raleigh had a population of 550.^[1] The town is south of Coffs Harbour and Sawtell and north of Nambucca Heads. It is located in Raleigh County and is perhaps named after it. It has one school, Raleigh Public School, which is located opposite a Norco dairy factory. A railway station on the North Coast line opened in 1915, but was subsequently closed and demolished.^[2]

Preceding station		NSW Main lines		Following station
Repton towards Border Loop		North Coast Line		Urunga towards Maitland

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Raleigh (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
↑ Raleigh station. NSWrail.net, accessed 26 August 2009.

Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia

Federal divisions	Cowper Lyne

State electorates	Coffs Harbour Myall Lakes Oxley Port Macquarie

Local government areas	Bellingen Coffs Harbour Kempsey Nambucca Port Macquarie-Hastings Greater Taree

Cities	Coffs Harbour

Towns / suburbs	Arakoon Batar Bellingen Birdwood Boambee Bonny Hills Bonville Bostobrick Bowraville Camden Haven Collombatti Comboyne Coopernook Coramba Corindi Beach Crescent Head Cundletown Dorrigo Ellenborough Frederickton Hannam Vale Harrington Hat Head Herons Creek Jerseyville Karangi Kempsey Kendall Kew Kinchela Kindee Kolodong Krambach Kundabung Lake Cathie Lansdowne Laurieton Long Flat Lowanna Macksville Manning Point Mylestom Nambucca Heads Nana Glen Newee Creek New Entrance North Haven Oceanside Old Bar Park Beach Port Macquarie Raleigh Repton Sawtell Scotts Head Smithtown South West Rocks Taree Taylors Arm Telegraph Point Thora Toms Creek Tinonee Toormina Ulong Urunga Valla Warrell Creek Wingham Woolgoolga Wauchope

Rivers	Apsley Barnard Barrington Bellinger Bowman Camden Haven Cells Christmas Coolongolook Cooplacurripa Crawford Dawson Doyles Ellenborough Forbes Georges Hastings Kalang Kunderang Lansdowne Macleay Manning Maria Mummel Myall Lakes Myall Nambucca Never Never Nowendoc Pappinbarra Pipers Ralfes Rosewood Rowleys Smiths Lake Stewarts Taylors Throne Tobins Walcrow Wallamba Wallingat Wallis Lake Wang Wauk Williams Wilson

Ranges and mountains	Banda Banda Three Brothers

National parks / Nature reserves / Important Bird Areas	Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve Dooragan NP Ellenborough Falls Hastings-Macleay IBA Hat Head NP Kattang Nature Reserve Maria NP Middle Brother NP Sea Acres NP

Major tourist attractions	Big Banana Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Willie Willie Caves

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