Failford New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°05′05″S 152°26′39″E / 32.08472°S 152.44417°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 495 ( 2011 census) [2] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 31.8/km2 (82/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2430 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi) [3] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer ( DST) | AEDT ( UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Mid-Coast Council [1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||||
County | Gloucester [4] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Tuncurry [4] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Myall Lakes [5] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyne [6] | ||||||||||||||
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Failford is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. [1] [4] [8] Located to the east of the Pacific Highway, Failford is about 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Forster. At the 2011 census it had a population of 495. [2]
Failford is a water skiing and boating location with the nearby Wallamba River, which runs between Nabiac and Tuncurry. It has a caravan park on the river with its own boatramp.