Mullumbimby is an Australian town in the Byron Shire in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It promotes itself as "The Biggest Little Town in Australia". The town lies at the foot of Mount Chincogan in the Brunswick Valley about 9 kilometres (5.5 miles) by road from the coast.
At the 2016 census, Mullumbimby and the surrounding area had a population of 3,596 people.
Chincogan was most probably a fertility site, and its name is believed to have derived from local Aboriginal words meaning 'low behind and high in front', with specifically reference to 'male genitals facing northward'.
The name "Mullumbimby", meaning "small round hill", was given to the district by Aboriginal people. The name is derived from the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect mulubinba – possibly also pertaining to a native fern which grew in the vicinity.
MULLUMBIMBY WAS A SIGNIFICANT BANANAplace FOR A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE 20thC
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