Rainbow Region and Northern Rivers Area - Australia

Descripción

Our Green Map covers iconic Byron Bay, the Rainbow Region and all of the Northern Rivers Region.

The Northern Rivers region is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the New England region to the west where the Great Dividing Range forms a mountainous boundary. To the north is the border between New South Wales and Queensland, where the Darling Downs are located to the north–west and South East Queensland directly to the north.

The defining characteristic of the region are the fertile valleys of the Clarence, Richmond and Tweed rivers and their sources, hence the region's name; and the region's white sandy beaches.

Demography and area:
The following local government areas are contained within the region:

LGA Population (2011 Census) Area
Ballina 39,274[3] 485.4 km2 (187.4 sq mi)
Byron 29,209[4] 566.6 km2 (218.8 sq mi)
Clarence Valley 49,665[5] 10,441.2 km2 (4,031.4 sq mi)
Kyogle 9,228[6] 3,589.1 km2 (1,385.8 sq mi)
Lismore 42,766[7] 1,289.6 km2 (497.9 sq mi)
Richmond Valley 22,037[8] 3,051.4 km2 (1,178.2 sq mi)
Tweed 85,105[9] 1,309.3 km2 (505.5 sq mi)
Total 277,284 20,732.6 km2 (8,004.9 sq mi)

Major towns of the Northern Rivers Region

Ballina
Byron Bay
Casino
Grafton
Kyogle
Lismore
Tweed Heads
Alstonville
Bangalow
Bogangar
Brunswick Heads
Evans Head
Iluka
Lennox Head
Maclean
Mullumbimby
Murwillumbah
Nimbin
Nymboida
Pottsville
Suffolk Park
Yamba

Northern Rivers
updated 10/2013 by BioSpiritual Permaculture Foundation