Failford, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Failford
State:nsw
Coordinates:-32.0847°N 152.4442°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pop:495
Density:31.8
Postcode:2430
Elevation:10
Area:15.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Dist1:288
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:149
Dir2:NNE
Location2:Newcastle
Dist3:25
Dir3:S
Location3:Taree
Dist4:17
Dir4:NW
Location4:Forster
Dist5:52
Dir5:NE
Location5:Bulahdelah
Lga:Mid-Coast Council[1]
Region:Mid North Coast
County:Gloucester
Parish:Tuncurry
Stategov:Myall Lakes[2]
Fedgov:Lyne[3]
Maxtemp:22.7
Mintemp:14.3
Rainfall:1222.2
Near-Nw:Possum Brush
Near-N:Possum Brush
Near-Ne:Hallidays Point
Near-E:Darawank
Near-Se:Darawank
Near-S:Minimbah
Near-Sw:Minimbah
Near-W:Nabiac

Failford is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Located to the east of the Pacific Highway, Failford is about 170NaN0 northwest of Forster. At the 2011 census it had a population of 495.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Great Lakes Council. New South Wales Division of Local Government. 27 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116232933/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=3400&region=HT. 16 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Myall Lakes. . 23 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Paterson . . 26 July 2012 . 27 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091029100345/http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Paterson&filterby=Electorate . 29 October 2009 .