Urbenville is a rural village in northern New South Wales, which is only 25 km from the Queensland border. The skyline of Urbenville is dominated by Crown Mountain, one of the many volcanic plugs in the area. The town features several historic buildings, and there is abundant fauna and unspoilt flora in the area. Local activities include fishing, camping, bushwalking and bird watching, plus there is a museum and waterfalls nearby. ¹

Urbenville was established in the 1860s when a rich alluvial goldfield was discovered at Taloom. At its height the goldfield attracted some 2500 miners. The alluvial gold ran out quickly and reef mining was commenced by the Peel River Land Mining Co. As a result a more formal township was established. The goldfields continued to be productive until the 1890s. Today the district is dominated by dairying, cattle raising, some timber cutting and milling and tourism focused on 4WD exploring. ¹

Originally known as Tooloom, the village was renamed Urbenville after William Urben who was the first white child born at the Tooloom gold diggings. Before the arrival of European settlers, the area around Urbenville had been occupied by both the Gidabal and Wurlabal people of the Bunjalung tribe. ¹

Population: ²

331

Postcode:

2475

Location:

614 km north of Sydney

Main Roads:

Clarence Way (unnumbered)

Radio Stations:

FM:

ABC Classic (101.7 MHz), ABC Radio National (106.5 MHz), ABC Southern QLD (104.9 MHz), Faith FM (88.0 MHz), Rebel FM (97.1 MHz), The Breeze (90.1 MHz) and Triple J (103.3 MHz)

AM:

ABC Radio Brisbane (612 kHz)

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Town Centre:

Looking north in the Urbenville town centre at the corner of Clarence Way, Urben St and Beaury St, February 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Town Centre:

Looking north in the Urbenville town centre, February 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Town Centre:

Looking south in the Urbenville town centre, February 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Clarence Way:

Clarence Way as it departs northbound from Urbenville, February 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

¹ Aussie Towns, Towns, New South Wales, Northern Tablelands, Urbenville, NSW.
² Australian Government, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census Data, 2021, Urbenville, Census All persons QuickStats, Suburbs and Localities, SAL14075.