Failford, New South Wales

Suburb of Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia

32°05′05″S 152°26′39″E / 32.08472°S 152.44417°E / -32.08472; 152.44417Population495 (2011 census)^[2] • Density31.8/km² (82/sq mi)Postcode(s)2430Elevation10 m (33 ft)Area15.6 km² (6.0 sq mi)^[3]Time zoneAEST (UTC+10) • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)Location

288 km (179 mi) NNE of Sydney
149 km (93 mi) NNE of Newcastle
25 km (16 mi) S of Taree
17 km (11 mi) NW of Forster
52 km (32 mi) NE of Bulahdelah

LGA(s)Mid-Coast Council^[1]RegionMid North CoastCounty Gloucester^[4]ParishTuncurry^[4]State electorate(s)Myall Lakes^[5]Federal division(s)Lyne^[6]

Mean max temp^[7]	Mean min temp^[7]	Annual rainfall^[7]
22.7 °C 73 °F	14.3 °C 58 °F	1,222.2 mm 48.1 in

Suburbs around Failford:
Possum Brush	Possum Brush	Hallidays Point
Nabiac	Failford	Darawank
Minimbah	Minimbah	Darawank

Failford is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.^[1]^[4]^[8] Located to the east of the Pacific Highway, Failford is about 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Forster. At the 2011 census it had a population of 495.^[2]

Failford is a water skiing and boating location with the nearby Wallamba River, which runs between Nabiac and Tuncurry. It has a caravan park on the river with its own boatramp.

References

^ ^a ^b "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Great Lakes Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Failford (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Failford (State Suburb)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Failford". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^ "Myall Lakes". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Forster-Tuncurry Marine Rescue". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^ "Failford". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 27 October 2012.