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[edit]

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

Demographics[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

References[edit]

^ "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, in the Hunter & Mid North Coast Regions, New South Wales
Towns, suburbs and localities	Alderley Alderley Creek Allworth Back Creek Bakers Creek Barrington Baxters Ridge Belbora Bennetts Head Bennys Tops Berrico Bindera Black Head Blueys Beach Bobin Bohnock Bombah Point Boolambayte Boomerang Beach Booral Bootawa Booti Booti Bowman Bowman Farm Bretti Brimbin Bucca Wauka Bulahdelah Bulby Brush Bulga Forest Bulliac Bundabah Bundook Bungwahl Bunyah Bunyah Upper Burgess Beach Burraduc Burrell Creek Cabbage Tree Island Caffreys Flat Callaghans Creek Caparra Cape Hawke Caramea Carrington Cedar Party Cells River Charlottes Bay Clareval Cobark Coneac Coolongolook Coomba Coomba Bay Coomba Park Coopernook Cooplacurripa Copeland Coralville Corroboree Flat Craven Craven Plateau Cravens Creek Crawford River Croki Crowdy Bay National Park Crowdy Head Cundle Flat Cundletown Cureeki Creek Curricabark Darawank Dewitt Dewrang Diamond Beach Dingo Forest Dirty Creek Dollys Flat Doon Ayre Dumaresq Island Dungog Dyers Crossing Elands Elizabeth Beach Failford Faulkland Fernhill Firefly Forbesdale Forster Forster Keys Forster Waters Friendship Key Gangat Gereeba Island Ghinni Ghinni Giro Girvan Glen Ward Glenthorne Gloucester Gloucester River Gloucester South Gloucester Tops Green Point Hallidays Point Hannam Vale Harrington Hawks Nest Heatherdale Hillville Invergordon Johns River Johnsons Creek Jones Island Karaak Flat Karuah Kauthi Khatambuhl Kia Ora Killabakh Killawarra Kimbriki Kippaxs Kiwarrak Knorrit Flat Knorrit Forest Koorainghat Krambach Kundibakh Kundle Kundle Langley Vale Lansdowne Lansdowne Forest Legges Camp Lime Kiln Limeburners Creek Lower Bowman Manning Point Mares Run Markwell Marlee Maudville Mayers Flat Melinga Mernot Milbrook Mill Creek Upper Minimbah Mitchells Island Mograni Creek Mograni Mondrook Monkerai Mooral Creek Moorland Moppy Moto Mount George Mount Peerless Mungo Brush Myall Lakes Myall Upper Myra Nabiac Nerong New Forster Newells Creek Nooroo North Arm Cove North Pindimar Nugra Nugramudgee Number One Old Bar Oxley Island Pacific Palms Pampoolah Pindimar Pioneer Park Pipers Bay Pitlochry Possum Brush Purfleet Rainbow Flat Rawdon Vale Red Head Rocky Crossing Rookhurst Rosenthal Saltwater Sandbar Seal Rocks Smiths Lake South Pindimar Stewarts River Stratford Stratford South Strathcedar Stroud Stroud Road Sugarloaf Point Tahlee Tallwoods Village Tamboy Taravale Tarbuck Bay Taree Taree South Tea Gardens Telegherry Terreel The Bight The Branch Tibbuc Tinonee Tiona Tipperary Titaatee Creek Topi Topi Tugrabakh Tuncurry Upper Bowman Upper Karuah River Upper Lansdowne Upper Monkerai Violet Hill Waitui Wallabi Point Wallamba Island Wallanbah Wallingat Wallingat River Wallis Island Wallis Lake Wang Wauk Wapra Wards River Warranulla Washpool Wattley Hill Waukivory Waukivory Upper Weismantels Wherrol Flat Whoota Willina Winda Woppa Wingham Wirradgurie Woko Wootton Yagon Yagon Beach Yarratt Forest Yumbunga
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 National Park Booti Booti Ghin-Doo-Ee Myall Lakes Wallingat
Other places and points of interest	Broughton Island Cape Hawke Gloucester Tops Mitchells Island Oxley Island Port Stephens Singing Bridge Tahlee historic property Tops to Myall Heritage Trail

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