Bilambil, New South Wales

28°13′28″S 153°27′57″E / 28.22444°S 153.46583°E / -28.22444; 153.46583Population559 (2011 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2486Time zoneAEST (UTC+10) • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)Location

• 106 km (66 mi) SSE of Brisbane
• 832 km (517 mi) N of Sydney

LGA(s)Tweed ShireState electorate(s)TweedFederal division(s)Richmond

Bilambil is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the population of Bilambil was 559 people, 50.3% female and 49.7% male, with a median age of 43, 6 years above the Australian median.

78.5% of people living in Bilambil were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England (4.8%), New Zealand (3.8%), United States of America (0.9%), Scotland (0.7%), Netherlands (0.7%), and other countries (10.9%).

91.4% of people spoke only English at home, with Maltese (0.7%), Dutch (0.5%), Italian (0.5%), Greek (0.5%), and other languages (2.2%) also being reported.

Sport and recreation

A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area, including the Bilambil Jets, the rugby league club who play home games at Bilambil Sports Complex which is located in Bilambil Road Bilambil NSW. Bilambil Terranora soccer club play in Football Queensland South Coast competitions, despite being based in New South Wales.

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