Ulmarra is a small town on the south bank of the Clarence River

Clarence River (New South Wales)

The Clarence River is situated in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. The river originates on the watershed that marks the Queensland border. After flowing south and northeast for 394 km it then empties into the Pacific Ocean at Iluka/Yamba. On its journey it passes through the towns of...

 in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It is located in the Clarence Valley

Clarence Valley, New South Wales

Clarence Valley Council is a Local Government Area in northern New South Wales. It was formed in February 2004 by the amalgamation of the LGAs of City of Grafton and Maclean Shire, and parts of Copmanhurst, Pristine Waters and Richmond Valley LGAs...

 district. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Ulmarra had a population of 446 people.

The town had the distinction of being the smallest Local Government Area in NSW until 2000 when it amalgamated with the Nymboida Shire to form Pristine Waters Shire, which later merged with Grafton and Maclean Shires to become the Clarence Valley Council.

Ulmarra's name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "bend in the river".

The Ulmarra Ferry

Ulmarra Ferry

The Ulmarra Ferry is a cable ferry across the Clarence River in New South Wales, Australia. The ferry operates between the town of Ulmarra and Southgate....

 is a vehicular cable ferry

Cable ferry

A cable ferry is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger body of water by cables connected to both shores. They are also called chain ferries, floating bridges, or punts....

, which crosses the Clarence River from a point about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) north of Ulmarra, to Southgate on the north bank.