Carool, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Carool is a town in the Tweed Shire in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Carool | |
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| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 459 (2011 census)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 2486 |
The Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung people are the traditional owners of the Tweed region, including Carool, and the surrounding areas.[2][3]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Carool recorded a population of 459 people, 45.5% female and 54.5% male.[4]
The median age of the Carool population was 42 years, 5 years above the national median of 37.
72.5% of people living in Carool were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2%, Scotland 1.3%, England 1.1%, Germany 0.7%, Barbados 0.7%.
79.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% Polish, 1.1% German.
