Macquarie County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales, Australia. It is bordered to the north by the Apsley River, and to the south by the Manning River. It includes Port Macquarie and the area around it.

Macquarie
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Council seatPort Macquarie
Lands administrative divisions around Macquarie:
Vernon Dudley Pacific Ocean
Hawes Macquarie Pacific Ocean
Gloucester Gloucester Pacific Ocean

Macquarie County was named in honour of Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1762–1824).[1]

Parishes within this county

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A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:

Parish LGA Coordinates
Albert Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°20′54″S 152°30′04″E / 31.34833°S 152.50111°E / -31.34833; 152.50111 (Albert)
Arakoon Kempsey Shire 30°55′54″S 153°04′04″E / 30.93167°S 153.06778°E / -30.93167; 153.06778 (Arakoon)
Ballengarra Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°15′54″S 152°45′04″E / 31.26500°S 152.75111°E / -31.26500; 152.75111 (Ballengarra)
Barnard Mid-Coast Council 31°36′54″S 152°07′04″E / 31.61500°S 152.11778°E / -31.61500; 152.11778 (Barnard)
Bellangry Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°17′54″S 152°28′04″E / 31.29833°S 152.46778°E / -31.29833; 152.46778 (Bellangry)
Beranghi Kempsey Shire 31°08′54″S 152°55′04″E / 31.14833°S 152.91778°E / -31.14833; 152.91778 (Beranghi)
Bobin Mid-Coast Council 31°44′54″S 152°15′04″E / 31.74833°S 152.25111°E / -31.74833; 152.25111 (Bobin)
Bulga Mid-Coast Council 31°36′54″S 152°17′04″E / 31.61500°S 152.28444°E / -31.61500; 152.28444 (Bulga)
Burrawan Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°29′54″S 152°46′04″E / 31.49833°S 152.76778°E / -31.49833; 152.76778 (Burrawan)
Burrawan Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°30′54″S 152°47′04″E / 31.51500°S 152.78444°E / -31.51500; 152.78444 (Burrawan)
Cairncross Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°20′54″S 152°44′04″E / 31.34833°S 152.73444°E / -31.34833; 152.73444 (Cairncross)
Camden Haven Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°37′54″S 152°44′04″E / 31.63167°S 152.73444°E / -31.63167; 152.73444 (Camden Haven)
Cogo Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°17′54″S 152°38′04″E / 31.29833°S 152.63444°E / -31.29833; 152.63444 (Cogo)
Comboyne Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°37′54″S 152°30′04″E / 31.63167°S 152.50111°E / -31.63167; 152.50111 (Comboyne)
Cowangara Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°29′54″S 152°29′04″E / 31.49833°S 152.48444°E / -31.49833; 152.48444 (Cowangara)
Cowangara Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°29′54″S 152°30′04″E / 31.49833°S 152.50111°E / -31.49833; 152.50111 (Cowangara)
Cundle Mid-Coast Council 31°50′54″S 152°33′04″E / 31.84833°S 152.55111°E / -31.84833; 152.55111 (Cundle)
Dawson Mid-Coast Council 31°46′54″S 152°25′04″E / 31.78167°S 152.41778°E / -31.78167; 152.41778 (Dawson)
Dawson Mid-Coast Council 31°47′54″S 152°28′04″E / 31.79833°S 152.46778°E / -31.79833; 152.46778 (Dawson)
Debenham Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°29′54″S 152°15′04″E / 31.49833°S 152.25111°E / -31.49833; 152.25111 (Debenham)
Ellenborough Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°29′54″S 152°23′04″E / 31.49833°S 152.38444°E / -31.49833; 152.38444 (Ellenborough)
Forbes Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°16′54″S 152°23′04″E / 31.28167°S 152.38444°E / -31.28167; 152.38444 (Forbes)
Graeme Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°26′54″S 152°08′04″E / 31.44833°S 152.13444°E / -31.44833; 152.13444 (Graeme)
Harrington Mid-Coast Council 31°49′54″S 152°41′04″E / 31.83167°S 152.68444°E / -31.83167; 152.68444 (Harrington)
Innes Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°32′54″S 152°24′04″E / 31.54833°S 152.40111°E / -31.54833; 152.40111 (Innes)
Jasper Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°20′54″S 152°17′04″E / 31.34833°S 152.28444°E / -31.34833; 152.28444 (Jasper)
Johns River Mid-Coast Council 31°40′54″S 152°42′04″E / 31.68167°S 152.70111°E / -31.68167; 152.70111 (Johns River)
Kempsey Kempsey Shire 31°03′54″S 152°55′04″E / 31.06500°S 152.91778°E / -31.06500; 152.91778 (Kempsey)
Kerewong Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°37′54″S 152°23′04″E / 31.63167°S 152.38444°E / -31.63167; 152.38444 (Kerewong)
Khatambuhl Mid-Coast Council 31°46′54″S 151°58′04″E / 31.78167°S 151.96778°E / -31.78167; 151.96778 (Khatambuhl)
Killawarra Mid-Coast Council 31°53′54″S 152°17′04″E / 31.89833°S 152.28444°E / -31.89833; 152.28444 (Killawarra)
Kinchela Kempsey Shire 31°02′54″S 153°00′04″E / 31.04833°S 153.00111°E / -31.04833; 153.00111 (Kinchela)
Kindee Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°20′54″S 152°23′04″E / 31.34833°S 152.38444°E / -31.34833; 152.38444 (Kindee)
Kippara Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°11′54″S 152°29′04″E / 31.19833°S 152.48444°E / -31.19833; 152.48444 (Kippara)
Knorrit Mid-Coast Council 31°48′54″S 152°07′04″E / 31.81500°S 152.11778°E / -31.81500; 152.11778 (Knorrit)
Kokomerican Mid-Coast Council 31°32′54″S 152°08′04″E / 31.54833°S 152.13444°E / -31.54833; 152.13444 (Kokomerican)
Koree Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°27′54″S 152°43′04″E / 31.46500°S 152.71778°E / -31.46500; 152.71778 (Koree)
Koree Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°28′54″S 152°40′04″E / 31.48167°S 152.66778°E / -31.48167; 152.66778 (Koree)
Lansdowne Mid-Coast Council 31°44′54″S 152°34′04″E / 31.74833°S 152.56778°E / -31.74833; 152.56778 (Lansdowne)
Lewis Mid-Coast Council 31°49′54″S 152°12′04″E / 31.83167°S 152.20111°E / -31.83167; 152.20111 (Lewis)
Lincoln Kempsey Shire 31°12′54″S 152°52′04″E / 31.21500°S 152.86778°E / -31.21500; 152.86778 (Lincoln)
Lorne Mid-Coast Council 31°36′54″S 152°35′04″E / 31.61500°S 152.58444°E / -31.61500; 152.58444 (Lorne)
Mackay Mid-Coast Council 31°39′54″S 152°01′04″E / 31.66500°S 152.01778°E / -31.66500; 152.01778 (Mackay)
Port Macquarie Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°26′54″S 152°50′04″E / 31.44833°S 152.83444°E / -31.44833; 152.83444 (Port Macquarie)
Marlee Mid-Coast Council 31°44′54″S 152°21′04″E / 31.74833°S 152.35111°E / -31.74833; 152.35111 (Marlee)
Marsh Mid-Coast Council 31°41′54″S 152°21′04″E / 31.69833°S 152.35111°E / -31.69833; 152.35111 (Marsh)
Moorabark Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°14′54″S 152°16′04″E / 31.24833°S 152.26778°E / -31.24833; 152.26778 (Moorabark)
Morton Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°11′54″S 152°25′04″E / 31.19833°S 152.41778°E / -31.19833; 152.41778 (Morton)
Myall Mid-Coast Council 31°34′54″S 152°15′04″E / 31.58167°S 152.25111°E / -31.58167; 152.25111 (Myall)
Oxley Mid-Coast Council 31°54′54″S 152°35′04″E / 31.91500°S 152.58444°E / -31.91500; 152.58444 (Oxley)
Palmerston Kempsey Shire 31°14′54″S 152°55′04″E / 31.24833°S 152.91778°E / -31.24833; 152.91778 (Palmerston)
Pappinbarra Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°23′54″S 152°36′04″E / 31.39833°S 152.60111°E / -31.39833; 152.60111 (Pappinbarra)
Prospect Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°16′54″S 152°49′04″E / 31.28167°S 152.81778°E / -31.28167; 152.81778 (Prospect)
Queens Lake Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°33′54″S 152°48′04″E / 31.56500°S 152.80111°E / -31.56500; 152.80111 (Queens Lake)
Ralfe Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°33′54″S 152°42′04″E / 31.56500°S 152.70111°E / -31.56500; 152.70111 (Ralfe)
Redbank Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°24′54″S 152°44′04″E / 31.41500°S 152.73444°E / -31.41500; 152.73444 (Redbank)
Rowley Mid-Coast Council 31°41′54″S 152°07′04″E / 31.69833°S 152.11778°E / -31.69833; 152.11778 (Rowley)
Stewart Mid-Coast Council 31°44′54″S 152°42′04″E / 31.74833°S 152.70111°E / -31.74833; 152.70111 (Stewart)
Taree Mid-Coast Council 31°51′54″S 152°41′04″E / 31.86500°S 152.68444°E / -31.86500; 152.68444 (Taree)
Tinebank Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°12′54″S 152°40′04″E / 31.21500°S 152.66778°E / -31.21500; 152.66778 (Tinebank)
Torrens Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°19′15″S 152°54′27″E / 31.32083°S 152.90750°E / -31.32083; 152.90750 (Torrens)
Vernon Walcha Shire 31°08′54″S 152°15′04″E / 31.14833°S 152.25111°E / -31.14833; 152.25111 (Vernon)
Walibree Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°32′54″S 152°32′04″E / 31.54833°S 152.53444°E / -31.54833; 152.53444 (Walibree)
Walibree Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 31°33′54″S 152°30′04″E / 31.56500°S 152.50111°E / -31.56500; 152.50111 (Walibree)
Wingham Mid-Coast Council 31°50′54″S 152°21′04″E / 31.84833°S 152.35111°E / -31.84833; 152.35111 (Wingham)
Wyoming Mid-Coast Council 31°50′54″S 152°11′04″E / 31.84833°S 152.18444°E / -31.84833; 152.18444 (Wyoming)
Yarratt Mid-Coast Council 31°42′54″S 152°23′04″E / 31.71500°S 152.38444°E / -31.71500; 152.38444 (Yarratt)

References

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  1. ^ "Macquarie County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.