Fingal Head, New South Wales
| Fingal Head New South Wales | |
|---|---|
Fingal Headland and the Tweed River | |
| Coordinates | 28°12′10″S 153°34′00″E / 28.20277778°S 153.5666667°E |
| Population | 615 (2021) |
| LGA(s) | Tweed Shire |
| Region | North Coast |
Fingal Head is a village on the Tasman Sea coast in the far northeast of New South Wales, Australia, about 5 km south of the New South Wales and Queensland border. The village is often just called Fingal. The headland and the small off-shore Island (Cook Island) were first sighted by James Cook about 17:00 on 16 May 1770 (log date and time). At the time of the 2021 census, Fingal Head had a population of 592 people.