Nambucca Region

The Nambucca catchment is one of the smaller north coast catchments, with its headwater in the Great Dividing Range about 50km from the coast. The population of the catchment is approximately 19,000 and the towns of Macksville, Bowraville and Nambucca Heads are the principal centres. Dominant industries in the region include tourism, fishing, timber, beef and dairy cattle.

In the upper reaches of the catchment, 2,200ha of forest are reserved in the Dungirr National Park.

 

Area (km2)	1427
Number of sub catchments	10
Tree Cover	66%
Major Land Uses	Grazing and Timber Production