Kingscliff

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Kingscliff

Total population

6,392

Coordinates-28.26°, 153.58°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kingscliff is a coastal town 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Tweed Heads in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

June Maston

Australian sprinter (1928-2004)

Karl Muggeridge

Australian motorcycle racer

Neville Bonner

Australian politician (1922-1999)

J

James Roberts

Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion

D

Dean Morrison

Australian surfer

Cheyse Blair

Australian rugby league player

C

Chris Lucas

footballer

J

Jamie McDonald

Australian rugby league player

M

Matt Seers

Australian rugby league footballer

M

Melanie Oxley

Australian musician

P

Pat Devery

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

R

Reece Tollenaere

Australian soccer player

Ryan James

Australian rugby league footballer

Ryan Simpkins

Australian rugby league footballer

Samantha Harris

Australian model

H

Hal Wootten

Australian jurist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New South Wales

• Durrumbul
  20.1 mi away
• The Heath
  22.5 mi away
• Ewingsdale
  26.4 mi away · pop. 733
• Eureka
  30.6 mi away · pop. 353
• Booyong
  34.8 mi away · pop. 84
• The Big Fig Tree
  45.5 mi away
• Cleveland Crossing
  79.8 mi away
• Ashby
  84.7 mi away
• James Creek
  85 mi away
• Angourie
  85.5 mi away · pop. 185
• The Pig Farm
  85.7 mi away
• Lawrence Road
  85.8 mi away

Browse all places in New South Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kingscliff

Cooking on the coast

Steven Snow · 2011

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

Seen 2026-10-16

Eastern Cattle-Egret

Ardea coromanda

Seen 2026-10-16

East-Australian Stripey

Microcanthus joyceae

Seen 2026-10-15

White-spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus ocellatus

Seen 2026-10-15

Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Acanthurus xanthopterus

Seen 2026-10-15

Spotted Sicklefish

Drepane punctata

Seen 2026-10-15

Striped Eel Catfish

Plotosus lineatus

Seen 2026-10-15

White Banded House Jumper

Maratus griseus

Seen 2026-10-15

Noisy Miner

Manorina melanocephala

Seen 2026-10-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers