Bonville is a small town located on the
Mid North Coast
The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning from Port Stephens north of Sydney, and extending as far north as Woolgoolg ...
of
New South Wales
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Australia
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, 11 kilometres south of
Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census. The Gumbaynggirr ...
and in the local government area of
City of Coffs Harbour
The City of Coffs Harbour (also known as the Coffs Harbour City Council) is a local government area in the mid north coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The area under administration is , expanded in 2004 to take in parts of the former P ...
. It has a population of 1,891 as of 2006. The town's name supposedly derives from "Bongol Bongol/Bongil Bongil", which in Gumbaingirr, means a place where one stays a long time.
The town is known for Bonville International Golf Course. It has a Christian high school and two public primary schools. The town has now been bypassed by the
Pacific Highway A railway station on the
North Coast line was open between 1915 and 1974, it was subsequently demolished and no trace remains.
Bonville station
NSWrail.net, accessed 26 August 2009.
References
Towns in New South Wales
Mid North Coast
North Coast railway line, New South Wales
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