Darawank, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia

32°12′30″S 152°29′48″E / 32.20833°S 152.49667°E / -32.20833; 152.49667Population451 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)2428Elevation12 m (39 ft)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10) • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)Location

293 km (182 mi) NNE of Sydney
153 km (95 mi) NNE of Newcastle
14 km (9 mi) N of Forster
25 km (16 mi) S of Taree
55 km (34 mi) NE of Bulahdelah

LGA(s)Mid-Coast CouncilRegion Mid North Coast State electorate(s)Myall Lakes Federal division(s)Lyne

Localities around Darawank:
Failford	Hallidays Point	Tasman Sea
Failford	Darawank	Tasman Sea
Nabiac	Tuncurry	Tuncurry

Darawank is a small village area located approximately 10 km north of Forster and Tuncurry along the Lakes Way Road towards Taree where the road meets the Wallamba River.

Darawank is Aboriginal for "Dark Waters".^[2]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Darawank (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Flora of the Great Lakes.