Numinbah was named after the Aboriginal word ‘Nyummin’ meaning hold tight country, its narrow valley was thought to hold the two mountains together.
Head from the township of Numinbah north through the Numinbah Valley and enjoy a beautiful scenic drive. Numinbah is home to Numinbah Forest Reserve and is close to Lamington National Park and Springbrook National Park. Explore dry open eucalypts and orange flowering silky oaks, bushwalks, horse riding and cycling. Visit Natural Arch and its cave of glow worms that radiate at night.
Numinbah Valley played host to an aircrew school in World War Two. Airmen training for New Guinea combat were taught jungle survival skills in the rainforest near Egg Rock and The Pocket. Around this area, look for Australian native plants such as kangaroo paw grown for export.
Quick Facts
Numinbah is a small New South Wales Rural Location within the local government area of Tweed, it is located approximately 651kms from the capital Sydney covering an area of 29.582 square kilometres. Numinbah has a recorded population of 129 residents and is within the Australian Eastern Daylight Time zone Australia/Sydney.
If you are planning a visit to Numinbah we’ve put together some of the things nearby that you can see or do while you are here. These include, places to stay, tours and attractions, some upcoming events and places where you can grab a meal. Go ahead, try one of the buttons above. Every destination has something worth seeing so start exploring… If you know Numinbah and think we’ve missed something, let us know and we’ll share it here.