Bilambil, New South Wales

Bilambil
New South Wales
Population 559 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2486
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) Tweed Shire
State electorate(s) Tweed
Federal Division(s) Richmond

Bilambil is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the population of Bilambil was 559 people, 50.3% female and 49.7% male, with a median age of 43, 6 years above the Australian median.

78.5% of people living in Bilambil were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England (4.8%), New Zealand (3.8%), United States of America (0.9%), Scotland (0.7%), Netherlands (0.7%), and other countries (10.9%).

91.4% of people spoke only English at home, with Maltese (0.7%), Dutch (0.5%), Italian (0.5%), Greek (0.5%), and other languages (2.2%) also being reported.

Sport and recreation

A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area, including the Bilambil Jets, the rugby league club who play home games at Bilambil Sports Complex.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bilambil (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

Coordinates: 28°14′S 153°28′E / 28.233°S 153.467°E / -28.233; 153.467


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