Hernani, New South Wales
| Hernani New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Hernani | |
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| Coordinates | 30°10′32″S 152°15′01″E / 30.17542°S 152.25040°E[1] |
| Population | 117 (2021)[2] |
| • Density | 0.4896/km2 (1.268/sq mi) |
| Gazetted | 28-06-1996 [1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2453[3] |
| Area | 238.9467 km2 (92.3 sq mi)[4] |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Clarence Valley Council[5] |
| Region | Northern Rivers |
| County | FITZROY[1] |
| Parish | HERNANI[1] |
| State electorate(s) | Clarence[6] |
| Federal division(s) | Page[7] |
Hernani is a village in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated approximately 44kms West of Dorrigo[8] and 106kms South of Grafton.[9]
Geography
[edit]Hernani covers an area of 238.9467 square kilometres.[4]
Transport
[edit]The locality is accessible from Grafton via Armidale Road Where it ends and joins Waterfall Way.[10][9] The nearest airport is located the Coffs Harbour Airport.
Name
[edit]Major Edward Parke, an early squatter, named the area after its resemblance of similair lans scapes of Hernani in the Spanish Basque province of Commons.[1][11]
Schools
[edit]The Hernani Public School serving the Surrounding location of Hernani it is a primary school established in 1897.[12][13][14]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, Hernani has a population of 117 people.[2] At the 2016 census, Hernani has a population of 126 people.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System". proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ a b "2021 Hernani, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Hernani Postcode". auspost.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Australian Statistical Geography Standard Linked Data API". asgs.linked.fsdf.org.au. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Clarence Valley Council". elections.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly District of Clarence". elections.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=10 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23 26. "Profile of the electoral division of Page (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hernani to Dorrigo". Google Maps. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Hernani to Grafton". Google Maps. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Waterfall Way to Armidale". Google Maps. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Place names of northern New South Wales / by Dr. J. Atchinson. Australian Broadcasting Commission. 1976. ISBN 0642975930.
{{cite book}}:|first=missing|last=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System". proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "About our school - Hernani Public School". hernani-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Winkel, Jennifer (22 September 2022). "'Early in my teaching career, the first job was to split chips with an axe'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "2016 Hernani, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 8 February 2025.