Coopernook, New South Wales

Coopernook
Coopernook
Coordinates: 31°49′25″S 152°36′50″E / 31.82361°S 152.61389°E / -31.82361; 152.61389
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total430 (2021 census)
Postcode
2426

Coopernook is a small town in mid-north New South Wales, Australia. It is located 24 kilometres north of Taree and 11 kilometres west of Harrington and is administered by Mid-Coast Council. At the 2021 census, Coopernook and the surrounding area had a population of 625 people, while the town itself had 430 inhabitants. It was formerly situated on the Pacific Highway, until 22 March 2006, when the Coopernook Bypass was opened. The old highway crossed the Lansdowne River on a narrow iron girder bridge.