Huonbrook, New South Wales
Huonbrook | |
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Huonbrook | |
| Coordinates: 28°32′54″S 153°23′4″E / 28.54833°S 153.38444°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 150 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2482 |
Huonbrook is a locality located in the Byron Shire of the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales.[3] It is approximately 33.7 kilometres (20.9 mi) from the regional centre of Byron Bay and the closest town is Mullumbimby which is 17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi) away.[4]
The traditional owners of the Huonbrook area are the Bundjalung (Widjabul Wia-Bal) people.[5][6]
Origin of place name
Huonbrook was first colonised by Europeans in the early 1880s and the Bundjalung place name is not known. These colonists first called the area 'Upper Upper Cooper's Creek' (distinguishing it from Upper Coopers Creek) before local residents formed a progress association and named themselves the Kentore Progress Association which was later changed to Kintore which became the most commonly used place name.[7]
In 1923 the name was changed to Huonbrook after a phone line was placed there and named this way; soon after, a post office constructed.[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Huonbrook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Huonbrook (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Huonbrook". proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "Byron Shire Council: Our Region". Byron Shire. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "Aboriginal Cultural Heritage". www.byron.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ Mumford, Simon (19 December 2022). "Widjabul Wia-bal Native Title claim recognised in Federal Court at GSAC". The Lismore App. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc (2019), Labels and landmarks : the many meanings of Brunswick Valley place names, Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc, p. 51, ISBN 9780958592192