Ewingsdale, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Ewingsdale is a small town located in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales. It is located in the Byron Shire local government area and is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the regional centre of Byron Bay.
Ewingsdale | |
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  Ewingsdale | |
| Coordinates: 28°38′11″S 153°33′16″E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 825 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2479 |
It is where the road to Byron Bay branches off the Pacific Highway.[2] To the south lies the St Helena Tunnel that opened in December 2015.[3][4]
The traditional owners of this place are the Bundjalung (Arakwal) people.[5][6]
Origin of place name
Until 1904 Ewingsdale was considered as a part of Tyagarah and, when it separated, it was named for a former landowner there, Thomas Ewing, who once also worked as a surveyor in the area.[7][8][9]
