Woolgoolga, New South Wales

Woolgoolga New South Wales
Looking down to Woolgoolga from the headland
Woolgoolga
Coordinates	30°07′S 153°12′E / 30.117°S 153.200°E / -30.117; 153.200
Population	6,151 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2456
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	555 km (345 mi) NE of Sydney 365 km (227 mi) S of Brisbane 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Coffs Harbour 59 km (37 mi) SSE of Grafton
LGA(s)	City of Coffs Harbour
County	Fitzroy
State electorate(s)	Coffs Harbour
Federal division(s)	Page

Woolgoolga is a town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Pacific Highway, approximately 550 km north of Sydney and 365 km south of Brisbane. The closest city to Woolgoolga is Coffs Harbour, which lies 24.8 km to the south. Woolgoolga has two beaches on the Pacific Ocean. The area has long been a centre of banana growing in New South Wales, but this industry has declined in the face of competition from Queensland. Recent times have seen many banana plantations replaced by blueberries after banana sales slumped in the late 1990s.