Eungella, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Eungella is a town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire. It is located on the Oxley River and on the Tyalgum Road from Murwillumbah to Tyalgum.
Eungella | |
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  Eungella Location in New South Wales | |
| Coordinates: 28.351°S 153.305°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 285 (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 Eungella, and the surrounding areas.[2][3]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Eungella recorded a population of 285 people, 48.4% female and 51.6% male.
The median age of the Eungella population was 40 years, 3 years above the national median of 37.
81.8% of people living in Eungella were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.8%, England 3.5%, Germany 1%, Croatia 1%, Myanmar (Burma) 1%.
93.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% Tamil, 1% Croatian, 1% French, 1% Bengali, 1% Greek.
