Aldavilla, New South Wales

Aldavilla is a rural locality in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, roughly 10 kilometres west of the town of Kempsey. The locality is bordered on three sides by the Macleay River. Fattorini Creek, a tributary of the Macleay, forms its northern boundary.

Aldavilla
KempseyNew South Wales
Aldavilla is located in New South Wales
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Coordinates31°04′54″S 152°46′04″E / 31.0818°S 152.7679°E / -31.0818; 152.7679
Population1,443 (SAL 2021)[1]
LGA(s)Kempsey Shire
State electorate(s)Oxley
Federal division(s)Cowper

Aldavilla has a population of 1,230, close to half of whom are inmates of the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre. The locality is also home to Kempsey's airport, which opened in 1930.

Aldavilla Public School, opened in 1871, is located one kilometre outside of Aldavilla, in the neighbouring locality of Yarravel. The school is notable for using a converted train carriage as one of its classrooms.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Aldavilla (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ "School marks 25 years of history".