Limpinwood, New South Wales

Limpinwood
New South Wales
Population223 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2484
Time zoneAEST (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]

Limpinwood Nature Reserve is located to the north-west of Limpinwood.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Limpinwood recorded a population of 223 people, 53.4% female and 46.6% male.

The median age of the Limpinwood population was 49 years, 12 years above the national median of 37.

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 spoke only English at home; the next most common language was French, at 1.3%, with 6.3% speaking other languages.

References

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

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