Blakebrook, New South Wales

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Coordinates28°45′54″S 153°15′4″E / 28.76500°S 153.25111°E / -28.76500; 153.25111
Population132 (2021 census)[1]
Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Blakebrook
New South Wales
Blakebrook is located in New South Wales
Blakebrook
Blakebrook
Coordinates28°45′54″S 153°15′4″E / 28.76500°S 153.25111°E / -28.76500; 153.25111
Population132 (2021 census)[1]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)City of Lismore
RegionNorthern Rivers
State electorate(s)Lismore
Federal division(s)Page

Blakebrook (Bandjalang: Ngumbandunman[2]) is a locality in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is 3.54 kilometers (2.20 miles) from Lismore and sits within the City of Lismore local government area.[3]

The Widjabul people, of the Bundjalung nation, are the traditional owners of this area.[4][5][6] The Bundjalung language name for this place is Ngumbandunman which is a combination of the words ngumban (blanket) and dunman (split, torn, tattered).[3]

In 2021 census, Blakebrook had a population of 132 people.[1]

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