Yamba, New South Wales

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Yamba
New South Wales

Clarence Head lighthouse, Yamba

Population:

5,621^[1]

Postcode:

2464

Elevation:

29 m (95 ft)

Location:

671 km (417 mi) NE of Sydney
61 km (38 mi) NE of Grafton
18 km (11 mi) E of Maclean

LGA:

Clarence Valley Council

State District:

Clarence

Federal Division:

Cowper

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
23.3 °C ^{74 °F}	15.4 °C ^{60 °F}	1,452.3 mm ^{57.2 in}

View of coastline to the North of Yamba, taken from Clarence Head lighthouse

Yamba is a town at the mouth of the Clarence River in New South Wales. The first European to visit the area was Matthew Flinders, who stopped by in Yamba Bay for six days in July 1799.^[2]

The town economy is strongly based on fishing and tourism, but has a diverse range of influences. Due to the 'Sea Change' phenomena and the large amount of baby boomers who are starting to retire to the warmer northern climates, Yamba is experiencing further growth particularly in service industries.

At the 2001 census, Yamba had a population of 5,621, ^[1]but as a popular tourist destination, it can triple its population in the holiday period. At present the population is growing at a rate of 3% pa.^{[citation needed]}

1 Port of Yamba
2 Culture
3 Infrastructure
4 Transport
5 Real Estate
6 References

[edit] Port of Yamba

The Port of Yamba is one of two regional ports in New South Wales administered by the New South Wales Maritime Authority, the other is at Eden on the South Coast. Major exports from the port is timber. There are regular general cargo services from Yamba to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and New Zealand.^[3]

[edit] Culture

Yamba's cultural events are abundant and varied with everything from a monthly market to an annual Art and Culture festival called "Surfing the Coldstream". Please note that the "Surfing the Coldstream" Festival is becoming bi-annual.^{[citation needed]}

Yamba has two pubs and two clubs, The Pacific Hotel and Yamba Shores Tavern; a Golf Club and a Bowling club all with regular live performances. The two local cinemas play the latest films and the odd selection of classical and sporting oriented films.

Beach and outdoor activities seem to dominate the culture^{[citation needed]} , and surfing, fishing and boating are also popular.

[edit] Infrastructure

The Information Technology infrastructure is considered rather poor^{[citation needed]} with only one internet cafe and no ADSL2 available due to technical constraints within the local telephone exchange.

[edit] Transport

Buses run through Yamba. The nearest airport is Grafton Airport (GFN) and there is a private airstrip on Palmers Island, just outside Yamba.

[edit] Real Estate

Yamba is home to a large 7 real estate agents. These are: Elders, Mike Macqueen First National, PRD Nationwide, Professionals, L.J. Hooker, Ray White and Raine & Horne.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Yamba (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
^ The Port of Yamba Historical Society (1996). Historical Walk around Yamba (pdf). Clarence River Tourism. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
^ Port of Yamba. New South Wales Regional Ports. New South Wales Maritime Authority (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-14.