Ewingsdale, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 28°38′11″S 153°33′16″E / 28.63639°S 153.55444°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 825 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2479 |
Ewingsdale is a small town located in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales. It is located in the Byron Shire local government area and is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the regional centre of Byron Bay.
It is where the road to Byron Bay branches off the Pacific Highway.[3] To the south lies the St Helena Tunnel that opened in December 2015.[4][5]
The traditional owners of this place are the Bundjalung (Arakwal) people.[6][7]
Origin of place name
Until 1904 Ewingsdale was considered as a part of Tyagarah and, when it separated, it was named for a former landowner there, Thomas Ewing, who once also worked as a surveyor in the area.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ewingsdale (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ewingdale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Tintenbar to Ewingsdale Pacific Highway Upgrade
- ^ Pacific Highway Tintenbar to Ewingsdale Upgrade Roads & Maritime Services
- ^ Traffic now using Tintenbar - Ewingsdale Pacific Highway upgrade ABC News 18 December 2015
- ^ "Arakwal People of Byron Bay". Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Aboriginal Cultural Heritage". Byron Shire Council. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Ewingsdale (locality)". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Walsh, G. P., "Sir Thomas Thomson Ewing (1856–1920)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 3 September 2025
- ^ Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc (2019), Labels and landmarks : the many meanings of Brunswick Valley place names, Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc, p. 43, ISBN 978-0-9585921-9-2
