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Bulahdelah. 83.8% of people were born in Australia and 91.2% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Anglican 30.3%, Catholic 23.3% and No Religion 21.9%.
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1418:Myall River
1413:Myall Lakes
1330:Wallis Lake
1305:Tea Gardens
1280:Smiths Lake
1205:Koorainghat
1190:Johns River
1175:Hannam Vale
1100:Cedar Party
744:23 November
494:Myall River
438:Myall River
341:Boolambayte
295:Myall Lakes
143:Postcode(s)
106: /
94:152°11′43″E
81:Coordinates
1549:Categories
1514:Cape Hawke
1353:Avon River
1344:Rivers and
1275:Seal Rocks
1255:Number One
1185:Hawks Nest
1180:Harrington
1170:Gloucester
1125:Cundletown
1110:Coopernook
1095:Carrington
1080:Bulahdelah
1065:Barrington
1060:Back Creek
949:12 October
828:Main Roads
574:References
518:Population
467:John Oxley
442:confluence
413:region of
369:Bulahdelah
338:Bulahdelah
273:Gloucester
119:Population
91:32°22′59″S
68:Bulahdelah
25:Bulahdelah
1491:Wallingat
1285:Stratford
1215:Lansdowne
1200:Killabakh
994:2 October
811:2 October
714:2 October
680:2 October
428:Geography
217:Newcastle
169:Time zone
152:Elevation
1315:Tuncurry
1270:Purfleet
1230:Monkerai
1210:Krambach
1160:Fernhill
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