Grafton, New South Wales
| Grafton New South Wales | |||||||||
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(From left to right) Grafton Bridge from North Bank Grafton Court House, Grafton Gaol Clarence River, Grafton Post Office Market Square, Christ Church Cathedral | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°41′0″S 152°56′0″E / 29.68333°S 152.93333°E | ||||||||
| Population | 19,255 (2021) | ||||||||
| Established | 1851 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2460 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Clarence Valley Council | ||||||||
| Region | Northern Rivers | ||||||||
| County | Clarence | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Clarence | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Page | ||||||||
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Grafton (Bundjalung: Gumbin Gir) is a city in the Northern Rivers region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located on the Clarence River, on a floodplain, approximately 620 kilometres (385 mi) by road north-northeast of the state capital Sydney.
The closest major cities, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, are located across the border in South East Queensland. At the 2021 census, Grafton had a population of 19,255. The city is the largest settlement and, with Maclean, the shared administrative centre of the Clarence Valley Council local government area, which is home to over 50,000 people in all.