Cudgera Creek
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Cudgera Creek is a town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.
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| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 386 (2011 census)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 2484 |
The Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung people are the traditional owners of the Tweed region, including Cudgera Creek, and the surrounding areas.[2][3]
Origin of place name
The name Cudgera Creek comes from the Yugambeh–Bundjalung language and is taken from the word cudgera which is a type of tree.[4]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Cudgera Creek recorded a population of 386 people, 53.1% female and 46.9% male.
The median age of the Cudgera Creek population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37.
87.6% of people living in Cudgera Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.8%, England 1.6%, Italy 1%, Thailand 1%, Sweden 0.8%.
94.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common language was 0.8% Vietnamese.
