Limpinwood, New South Wales

Limpinwood
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total223 (2011 census)[2]
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode
2484

Limpinwood is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire local government area and it is located 51.5 kilometres (32.0 mi) from the regional centre of Tweed Heads and 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Murwillumbah.

The traditional owners of this place are the Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung Nation, specifically the Goodjinburra, Tul-gi-gin, and Moorung-Moobah clans.[3][4]

Limpinwood Nature Reserve is located to the north-west of Limpinwood.

Origin of place name

The town is said to have been named for "Hopping Jack" Wood (also recorded as Dick Wood), an early settler who camped in what is now known as Limpinwood regularly; it was first known as "Hopping Wood" after him. Wood worked as a timber gathering in the local forestry industry and he is said to have had a heavy limp and potentially walked with the use of a wooded leg.[5][6]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Limpinwood recorded a population of 223 people, 53.4% female and 46.6% male.

The median age of the Limpinwood population was 49 years, 12 years above the national median of 37.

81.6% of people living in Limpinwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.7%, Hungary 2.2%, 9.5% other countries.

92.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common language was French, at 1.3%, with 6.3% speaking other languages.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Limpinwood (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Limpinwood (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Aboriginal cultural heritage". www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Aboriginal cultural heritage". Tweed Regional Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  5. ^ Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Limpinwood (Locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 4 September 2025.

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