Description
Numinbah Valley is a rural locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Numinbah Valley is a rural locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Numinbah Valley had a population of 218 people.
History
The valley was first explored by timber cutters seeking cedar in 1845. Bullocks hauled the felled timber to Nerang. Later in the 1860s, when a route to the Tweed Valley was discovered as surveyors mapped the Queensland/New South Wales border, settlers moved into the area.A township developed in the 1880s.A sawmill operated from 1909 until 1944 when agriculture and dairying became the primary industries.Numinbah Provisional School opened on 7 February 1927. In 1938 it became Numinbah Valley State School.In the 2016 census, Numinbah Valley had a population of 218 people.
Weather
Things to do
The Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk traverses the valley from O'Reilly's Guesthouse in the west to Springbrook National Park to the east.
Bornhoffen PCYC or the Numinbah Valley Environmental Education Centre caters for large groups of students. These large recreational facilities are situated in the southern and highest part where the headwaters of the Nerang River coalesce.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 58.225 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 148 m
Population number: 218
Local Government Area: City of Gold Coast