Harrington is a fishing village located on the northern entrance of the Manning River in New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1853 and proclaimed a village on 26 September 1896. It is 15 km north-east of Taree[3] on the Mid North Coast, and 335 kilometres (208 mi) north east of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2021 census, Harrington had a population of 3,381.[2] It was named after the Earl of Harrington by the explorer, John Oxley.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1966543—    
1971608+12.0%
1976896+47.4%
19811,183+32.0%
19861,234+4.3%
19911,414+14.6%
19961,397−1.2%
20011,412+1.1%
20061,753+24.2%
20112,257+28.8%
20162,896+28.3%
20213,240+11.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[4][5]

Schools

  • Harrington Public School[6]

Emergency Services

  • Marine Rescue Crowdy Harrington
  • SES
  • RFS

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
  2. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Harrington". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. 1 2 "Harrington, New South Wales". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ↑ "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Home". harrington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrington,_New_South_Wales