Town in New South Wales, Australia
| Wilsons Creek New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Wilsons Creek | |
| Coordinates | 28°34′S 153°26′E / 28.567°S 153.433°E / -28.567; 153.433 |
| Population | 466 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode(s) | 2482 |
| LGA(s) | Byron Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Ballina |
| Federal division(s) | Richmond |
Wilsons Creek is a locality in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in Byron Shire. It is in the valley of what is now named the Wilsons River and is 5 km from Mullumbimby. It has a public school and numerous farms along the river.
The town has a proportionately large Jewish community, with 5.2% of the town's 466 residents identifying as Jewish as of the 2021 census. However, this only sums up to 24 individuals, due to the town's small population. Furthermore, 2.4% of the town's residents (11 people) were born in Israel and 4.7% (22 people) speak Hebrew at home.
Politics
At the 2016 federal election, the Wilsons Creek polling booth recorded one of the highest Greens votes in the nation, with over 60% of voters giving the Australian Greens their first preference.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wilsons Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "NSW Electoral District - Ballina". Electoral Commission NSW. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Federal Division - Richmond". Australian Electoral Commission. 2007.
- https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL14328