Kungala
New South Wales
Kungala is located in New South Wales
Kungala
Kungala
Coordinates29°57′S 153°01′E / 29.950°S 153.017°E / -29.950; 153.017
Population145 (SAL 2016)[1][2]
Postcode(s)2460
LGA(s)Clarence Valley Council
State electorate(s)Clarence
Federal division(s)Page

Kungala is a locality south of Grafton in northern New South Wales, Australia. The North Coast railway passes through, and a railway station and sidings were provided from 1915 to 1974.[3] At the 2006 census, Kungala had a population of 205 people.[4] The town's name is derived from an aboriginal term meaning "to shout and listen".[5]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kungala (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kungala (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ↑ Kungala station. NSWrail.net, retrieved 1 September 2009.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kungala (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Kungala". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
Preceding station Former Services Following station
Lanitza
towards Brisbane
 North Coast Line Glenreagh
towards Maitland
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