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Nambucca Heads

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Nambucca Heads

Total population

6,668

Air quality index

37Good
Coordinates-30.64°, 152.99°

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Overview

Nambucca Heads is a town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia in the Nambucca Valley. It is located on a ridge, north of the estuary of the Nambucca River near the Pacific Highway. Its population at the 2021 census was 6,668, including 5,220 (78.3%) Australian–born persons; followed by 262 (3.9%) English people, 86 (1.3%) New Zealand people, 36 (0.5%) Scottish people, 33 (0.5%) German people, and 32 (0.5%) Filipino people. and 672 (10.1%) indigenous persons.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-30.6449
Longitude
152.9925
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
37
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
1.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
61
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
83,601
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    2,323
  • Noisy Miner
    Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    1,973
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    1,645
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    1,567
  • Lewin's Honeyeater
    Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    1,527
  • Australian Ibis
    Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves
    1,525
  • Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
    1,443
  • Crested Pigeon
    Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
    1,439

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.86
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,772

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
48
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Open Library