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Town in New South Wales, Australia
Blakebrook
New South Wales
Blakebrook is located in New South WalesBlakebrookBlakebrook
Coordinates28°45′54″S 153°15′4″E / 28.76500°S 153.25111°E / -28.76500; 153.25111
Population132 (2021 census)
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) 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.

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

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

Notes

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Blakebrook (Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Local Community & Culture Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Blakebrook (Locality)". NSW Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. "Lismore". Aboriginal Housing Office. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. "Lismore council returning land to traditional owners despite opposition". The Guardian. 20 February 2022. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. "Lismore's First Peoples". www.lismore.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 November 2024.


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