Dunbible

28°22′39″S 153°23′12″E / 28.377452°S 153.386748°E / -28.377452; 153.386748Population329 (2011 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2484Time zoneAEST (UTC+10) • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)LGA(s)Tweed ShireState electorate(s)TweedFederal division(s)Richmond

Dunbible is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire and it is on the lands of the Bundjalung people.

The name Dunbible means 'black apple tree' in the Bundjalung language.^[2]

The Northern Rivers Rail Trail passes through the village.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Dunbible recorded a population of 329 people, 49.5% female and 50.5% male.

The median age of the Dunbible population was 43 years, 6 years above the national median of 37.

83.3% of people living in Dunbible were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 1.8%, India 1.8%, Taiwan 1.2%, Netherlands 1.2%, Germany 0.9%.

87.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.9% Punjabi, 1.2% Mandarin, 0.9% German.

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