Lansdowne (village), New South Wales
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Lansdowne is a rural village on the Mid North Coast near Taree
in New South Wales
, Australia
.
The village lies in the Lansdowne River valley, adjacent to the Coorabakh National Park
, as well as Coopernook
and the Lansdowne State Forests. It is the gateway to the Manning River
Valley's northern hinterland. At the 2006 census
, Lansdowne had a population of 433 people.
Taree, New South Wales
Taree is a city on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of around 20,000 people and is the centre of a significant agricultural district. It is 16 km from the sea coast,...
in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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The village lies in the Lansdowne River valley, adjacent to the Coorabakh National Park
Coorabakh National Park
Coorabakh is a national park near Hannam Vale in New South Wales, Australia, 272 km northeast of Sydney.Three volcanic outcrops known as Big Nellie , Flat Nellie and Little Nellie dominate the park....
, as well as Coopernook
Coopernook, New South Wales
Coopernook is a village in mid-north New South Wales, Australia . It is located 24 kilometres north of Taree and 11 kilometres west of Harrington and is administered by Greater Taree City Council. At the 2006 census, Coopernook had a population of 365 people. It was formerly situated on the Pacific...
and the Lansdowne State Forests. It is the gateway to the Manning River
Manning River
The Manning River is a river in the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia that flows through the Manning Valley. It is one of Australia's few large river systems not to be dammed for water supply purposes anywhere along its catchment...
Valley's northern hinterland. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Lansdowne had a population of 433 people.