Wilsons Creek, New South Wales
| Wilsons Creek New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Wilsons Creek | |
| Coordinates | 28°34′S 153°26′E / 28.567°S 153.433°E |
| Population | 466 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2482 |
| LGA(s) | Byron Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Ballina[2] |
| Federal division(s) | Richmond[3] |
Wilsons Creek is a locality in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in Byron Shire. It is in the valley of what is now named the Wilsons River and is 5 km from Mullumbimby. It has a public school and numerous farms along the river.
The town has a large Jewish community, with 5.2% of the town's residents identifying as Jewish as of the 2021 census. Furthermore, 2.4% of the town's residents were born in Israel and 4.7% speak Hebrew at home.[4]
Politics
[edit]At the 2016 federal election, the Wilsons Creek polling booth recorded one of the highest Greens votes in the nation, with over 60% of voters giving the Australian Greens their first preference.
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wilsons Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "NSW Electoral District - Ballina". Electoral Commission NSW. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Federal Division - Richmond". Australian Electoral Commission. 2007.
- ^ https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL14328
