Bundjalung Country map
Where Bundjalung Country runs, why no single map is official, and who holds the boundaries.
Clarence River
Grafton
Grafton is a wide-streeted river city on the Clarence, famous every October–November for jacaranda blossom, and one of the southernmost towns commonly associated with Bundjalung Country.
About Grafton
Grafton and South Grafton, either side of the Clarence River, recorded around 17,150 residents at the 2021 Census (ABS Urban Centre and Locality figure). The city's jacaranda trees were first planted as a beautification project in the 1880s, and the resulting Jacaranda Festival — running since the mid-1930s — is generally recognised as Australia's oldest floral festival, drawing visitors for its parade, art competitions, and streets of purple blossom each spring.
Grafton is one of the more southerly towns people associate with Bundjalung Country, close to the boundary described by Bundjalung sources as running near the lower Clarence River. This is also close to Yaegl Country, whose people are the traditional custodians of parts of the lower Clarence around Maclean, Yamba, and Iluka. Local representation includes the Grafton Ngerrie Local Aboriginal Land Council. This page doesn't attempt to draw a precise line between the two — that's a matter for local Bundjalung and Yaegl organisations and native title bodies, not a hosting website.
Keep learning about Bundjalung Country
Clans and groups
Arakwal, Githabul, Bandjalang, Widjabal, Nyangbal, Yugambeh and the other names you will meet.
Bundjalung language
Dialects, why spellings differ, and the language centres that actually teach and publish.
Place names
Which Northern Rivers town names come from Bundjalung language, and which came from Britain.
Bundjalung National Park
The coastal park between Iluka and Evans Head, its campgrounds, and the Iluka rainforest.
History: reserves and land rights
The Protection Board years, the reserves and stations, and where to look for family records.
Parks, sacred places and walks
Jointly managed parks, places custodians ask you to treat with care, and Aboriginal-led walks.
Also on this site
Community email and web hosting
Email for Grafton
A name@bundjalung.au address suits Grafton and South Grafton residents, community groups, and small businesses who want a stable, portable contact point.
A free static site
Local artists, historians, and small Grafton businesses can get a simple static page live under name.bundjalung.au at no cost once identity checks are complete.
Bundjalung artists, makers, and business owners in Grafton: this page doesn't publish a directory of local people or businesses without their say-so. If you're a Bundjalung artist, maker, or business owner based in or around Grafton and would like a page, portfolio link, or listing here — with a link back to your own site or socials — use the contact form below or email info@bundjalung.au and mention Grafton. Nothing about you goes on this page unless you ask for it.