Bangalow

Bangalow
New South Wales
Byron StreetBangalow's main street
Bangalow
Coordinates28°42′0″S 153°31′0″E / 28.70000°S 153.51667°E / -28.70000; 153.51667
Population2,260 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)2479
Elevation55 m (180 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Byron Shire
State electorate(s)Ballina
Federal division(s)Richmond

Bangalow is a small town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in Byron Shire. The town is 765 kilometres (475 mi) north of Sydney and 167 kilometres (104 mi) south of Brisbane, just off the Pacific Highway. It is on the Lands of the Bundjalung people.

The town's name is thought to have been derived from a Bundjalung word in the Wibadhabi dialect, 'bangalla', said to mean 'a low hill' or 'a kind of palm tree'.