Old Bar, New South Wales

Old Bar
*Baara* (Birrpayi)^[1]
New South Wales
Old Bar; Baara (Birrpayi)New South Wales
	Diamond Head Beach, Old Bar
	Old Bar
Coordinates	31°58′S 152°35′E / 31.967°S 152.583°E
Population	5,126 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	2430
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Location	324 km (201 mi) NNE of Sydney ; 177 km (110 mi) NE of Newcastle ; 18 km (11 mi) E of Taree ; 43 km (27 mi) N of Forster ;
LGA(s)	Mid-Coast Council
County	Gloucester
Parish	Bohnock
State electorate(s)	Myall Lakes
Federal division(s)	Lyne
	Localities around Old Bar:

Old Bar is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia in Mid-Coast Council. It lies around 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Taree on the Mid North Coast,^[3] and around 315 kilometres (196 mi) north of Sydney.

Geography

Old Bar is on the southern side of the mouth of the Manning River.^[4]

Demographics

The population of the urban centre was measured at 3,650 people in the 2011 census,^[5] and that of the suburb proper which includes some surrounding rural area at 4,272 people.^[6] It grew rapidly during a boom in housing in 1988.^[7]

Airstrip

Old Bar is a common place for light aircraft to land. Old Bar Airfield is an authorised landing area and is heritage listed.^[8]

2019 Bushfire

In November 2019, a bushfire that started at Hillville, south of Taree, jumped the Pacific Highway into the path of Old Bar and Wallabi Point. The day before, the NSW Rural Fire Service told residents in these areas to get out or defend. One home was confirmed lost on Old Bar Road.^{[citation needed]}

Old Bar Panorama, March 2014

Heritage listings

Old Bar has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

0.5 km off Old Bar Road: Old Bar Airfield^[9]

References

^ "FirstVoices".
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Old Bar". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Old Bar". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
^ Driscoll, Julia (12 December 2019). "The river runs dry: Manning River at zero flow". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Old Bar (UCL)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Old Bar (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Dow L, Guyon D, Irving R, McPhee M, Matthews A, Prineas P, Rubinich T, Simpson J (1995). Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places. Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest. p. 70. ISBN 0-86438-399-1.
^ Siossian, Emma, "Aviation tales from Old Bar Airfield portray a tiny airstrip with a big history still in use today", ABC Mid North Coast, Saturday, 12 February 2022.
^ "Old Bar Airfield". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01304. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

[1] "FirstVoices".

[Census2021-2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Old Bar". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

[gnbsuburbPSC-3] "Old Bar". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

[4] Driscoll, Julia (12 December 2019). "The river runs dry: Manning River at zero flow". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[census-5] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Old Bar (UCL)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[6] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Old Bar (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[ReadersDigest-7] Dow L, Guyon D, Irving R, McPhee M, Matthews A, Prineas P, Rubinich T, Simpson J (1995). Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places. Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest. p. 70. ISBN 0-86438-399-1.

[8] Siossian, Emma, "Aviation tales from Old Bar Airfield portray a tiny airstrip with a big history still in use today", ABC Mid North Coast, Saturday, 12 February 2022.

[nswshr-1304-9] "Old Bar Airfield". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01304. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

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v t e Towns, suburbs and localities of Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales
Towns, suburbs and localities	Allworth Back Creek Barrington Boomerang Beach Booral Bulahdelah Bungwahl Cabbage Tree Island Carrington Cedar Party Coolongolook Coopernook Cooplacurripa Copeland Cundletown Darawank Diamond Beach Dungog Elands Elizabeth Beach Failford Fernhill Forster Gloucester Green Point Hannam Vale Harrington Hawks Nest Johns River Karuah Killabakh Koorainghat Krambach Lansdowne Manning Point Mitchells Island Monkerai Mount George Nabiac Nooroo North Arm Cove Number One Old Bar Pacific Palms Purfleet Seal Rocks Smiths Lake Stratford Stroud Tahlee Taree Tea Gardens Tinonee Tuncurry Wallabi Point Wallis Island Wallis Lake Wingham
Rivers and other waterways	Avon River Barnard River Barrington River Bowman River Coolongolook River Cooplacurripa River Crawford River Curricabark River Gloucester River Karuah River Mammy Johnsons River Manning River Myall Lakes Myall River Smiths Lake Telegherry River The Branch River Wallamba River Wallingat River Wallis Lake Wards River
National parks	Barrington Tops Booti Booti Ghin-Doo-Ee Myall Lakes Wallingat
Other places and points of interest	Broughton Island Cape Hawke Gloucester Tops Mitchells Island Tahlee historic property Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge

v t e Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia
Federal divisions	Cowper Lyne
State electorates	Coffs Harbour Myall Lakes Oxley Port Macquarie
Local government areas	Bellingen Coffs Harbour Kempsey Nambucca Valley Port Macquarie-Hastings Greater Taree
Cities	Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie
Towns / suburbs	Arakoon Batar Bellingen Birdwood Boambee Bonny Hills Bonville Bostobrick Bowraville Camden Haven Collombatti Comboyne Coopernook Coramba Corindi Beach Crescent Head Cundletown Dorrigo Ellenborough Forster Frederickton Hannam Vale Harrington Hat Head Herons Creek Jerseyville Karangi Kempsey Kendall Kew Kinchela Kindee Kolodong Korora Krambach Kundabung Lake Cathie Lansdowne Laurieton Long Flat Lowanna Macksville Manning Point Mylestom Nambucca Heads Nana Glen Newee Creek New Entrance North Haven Oceanside Old Bar Park Beach Raleigh Repton Sawtell Scotts Head Smithtown South West Rocks Taree Taylors Arm Telegraph Point Thora Toms Creek Tinonee Toormina Tuncurry Ulong Urunga Valla Warrell Creek Wingham Woolgoolga Wauchope
Rivers	Apsley Barnard Barrington Bellinger Bowman Camden Haven Cells Christmas Coolongolook Cooplacurripa Crawford Dawson Doyles Ellenborough Forbes Georges Hastings Kalang Kunderang Lansdowne Macleay Manning Maria Mummel Myall Lakes Myall Nambucca Never Never Nowendoc Pappinbarra Pipers Ralfes Rosewood Rowleys Smiths Lake Stewarts Taylors Throne Tobins Walcrow Wallamba Wallingat Wallis Lake Wang Wauk Williams Wilson
Ranges and mountains	Banda Banda Three Brothers
National parks / Nature reserves / Important Bird Areas	Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve Dooragan NP Ellenborough Falls Hastings-Macleay IBA Hat Head NP Kattang Nature Reserve Limeburners Creek NP Maria NP Middle Brother NP Sea Acres NP
Major tourist attractions	Big Banana Billabong Zoo North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Willi Willi Caves