Lennox Head

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Lennox Head

Total population

7,687

Elevation8 m

Coordinates-28.79°, 153.59°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lennox Head is a seaside village in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the stretch of coast between Byron Bay and Ballina in Ballina Shire local government area. It had a population of 7,741 in the 2016 Australian census.

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

K

Kerry Saxby-Junna

Australian racewalker

Dustin Dollin

Australian skateboarder

S

Stephen Hopper

Australian botanist (born 1951)

C

Clint Amos

Australian rugby league player

F

Fred Cahill

Australian politician (1898-1980)

N

Nathan Crosswell

Australian basketball player

P

Paul Elliott

Australian politician

P

Phil Herne

Australian speedway rider

Hunter Poon

Australian cricketer (1894-1980)

H

Henry Bolewski

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

A

Alex Bolewski

Australian rugby league player

C

Charlie McNeill

(1888-1974) lawn bowler and insurance representative

S

Susie Olive Kaylock

(1892-1959) local government official and community worker

M

Mick Bolewski

Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer (1888-1974)

P

Peter Maloney

cricketer

K

Kara Sutherland

cricketer

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

Nearby places in New South Wales

• Cumbalum
  3.9 mi away · pop. 2,011
• Alstonville
  9.6 mi away · pop. 5,182
• Bewers Hill
  10.7 mi away
• Meerschaum
  11.5 mi away
• Coolgardie
  11.6 mi away
• Federal
  12.5 mi away · pop. 784
• Dalwood
  12.9 mi away
• Cabbage Tree Island
  15.5 mi away · pop. 89
• Emmaville
  128.3 mi away · pop. 519
• Yooroonah
  142.7 mi away
• Mullens Crossing
  147 mi away
• Achill
  151 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.

Recently spotted species

Yellow Albatross

Appias paulina

Seen 2026-06-03

Rounded Sixline Blue

Nacaduba berenice

Seen 2026-06-03

Purple Crow Butterfly

Euploea tulliolus

Seen 2026-06-03

Black-banded Hover Fly

Episyrphus viridaureus

Seen 2026-06-03

Speckled Line-Blue

Catopyrops florinda

Seen 2026-06-03

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-06-02

Pataeta carbo

Pataeta carbo

Seen 2026-06-02

Common Coral Slime

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Seen 2026-06-01

furry nightshade

Solanum hapalum

Seen 2026-06-01

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Lennox Head, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.