Mount Burrell is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
in the
Nightcap Range
The Nightcap Range is a mountain range located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, in the area between Lismore and the New South Wales-Queensland border. It includes Mount Burrell and Mount Nardi as well as containing the ...
in the
Tweed Shire
Tweed Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to the border with Queensland, where that meets the Tasman Sea. Administered from the town of Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire ...
in the
Northern Rivers
Northern Rivers is the most north-easterly region of the Australian state of New South Wales, located between north of the state capital, Sydney, and encompasses the catchments and fertile valleys of the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed rivers. ...
region of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
The peak of Mount Burrell has an elevation of
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
,
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Demographics
In 2011, the population of Mount Burrell was 484, with 49.8% female and 50.2% male. The median age of the Mount Burrell population was 47 years of age, 10 years above the Australian median. 77.9% of people living in Mount Burrell were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5%, New Zealand 2.9%, Germany 1.2%, Switzerland 1%, Fiji 0.8%, and 10.9% other countries. 91.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.7% German, 1% Dutch, 1% African Languages, 3.7% other languages.[
]
See also
* List of mountains in New South Wales
* Nightcap National Park
The Nightcap National Park is a national park situated within the Nightcap Range in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The park was created in April 1983 and is situated north of . The national park is classed by the IUC ...
References
Suburbs of Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Burrell
Northern Rivers
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