Cabbage Tree Island, New South Wales

Cabbage Tree Island is a locality in Ballina Shire located in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales.[2][3]

For the island and nature reserve, see Cabbage Tree Island (John Gould Nature Reserve).

Cabbage Tree Island
New South Wales
Cabbage Tree Island is located in New South Wales
Cabbage Tree Island
Cabbage Tree Island
Coordinates28°58′47″S 153°27′23″E
Population78 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2477
LGA(s)Ballina Shire
State electorate(s)Ballina
Federal division(s)Page

Buildings were damaged by the 2022 floods, residents were moved to temporary housing pods in Wardell and Ballina. The school on the island was temporarily relocated to Wardell in November 2022.[4] By March 2023, residents were frustrated by a lack of permission to return.[5]


References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cabbage Tree Island (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. "Cabbage Tree Island". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "UNTOLD: Cabbage Tree Island". www.abc.net.au. ABC North Coast. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. Boltje, Stephanie (21 November 2022). "Indigenous Cabbage Tree Island community moves into new temporary home". ABC News : The drum. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. Jeffery, Eve (21 March 2023). "Residents of Cabbage Tree Island want to go home". The Echo. Retrieved 21 April 2023.


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