Drake is a parish and small rural community on
the Bruxner Highway approximately 44 km east of
Tenterfield, New South Wales and about 800 km
north of Sydney, New South Wales. It is in the
Tenterfield Shire local government area, which is
part of the New England region. At the 2006
census, Drake had a population of 409 people
There are about thirty dwellings in Drake village
which has a population of 131, and the surrounding
area has about 409 people] The community is
agricultural, timber and tourist based providing
hiking, fishing and fossicking etc.