Type: | town |
Raleigh | |
State: | nsw |
Coordinates: | -30.4667°N 211°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pop: | 681 |
Postcode: | 2454 |
Elevation: | 7 |
Dist1: | 510 |
Dir1: | NE |
Location1: | Sydney |
Dist2: | 24 |
Dir2: | S |
Location2: | Coffs Harbour |
Dist3: | 16 |
Dir3: | E |
Location3: | Bellingen |
Dist4: | 27 |
Dir4: | N |
Location4: | Nambucca Heads |
Lga: | Bellingen Shire |
Stategov: | Oxley |
Fedgov: | Cowper |
Near-N: | Repton |
Near-Ne: | Sawtell |
Near-E: | Mylestom |
Near-Se: | Urunga |
Near-S: | Urunga |
Near-Sw: | Brierfield |
Near-W: | Fernmount |
Near-Nw: | Valery |
Raleigh (;) is a small town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in Bellingen Shire. At the, Raleigh had a population of 550. The town is south of Coffs Harbour and Sawtell and north of Nambucca Heads. It is located in Raleigh County and is perhaps named after it. It has one school, Raleigh Public School, which is located opposite a Norco dairy factory. A railway station on the North Coast line opened in 1915, but was subsequently closed and demolished.[1]