Tenterfield is a town in New South Wales,
Australia. Tenterfield is located in the New
England region at the intersection of the New
England and Bruxner Highways. Tenterfield
is a three-hour drive from Brisbane, 2.5 hours
from Byron Bay, two hours from Armidale, New
South Wales and 7 hours from Sydney.
Tenterfield sits in a valley astride the Great
Dividing Range. At the 2011 census, Tenterfield
had a population of 3,000.
Tenterfield's proximity to many regional centres
and its position on the route between Sydney
and Brisbane led to its development as a centre
for the promotion of the federation of the
Australian colonies.
The main industries in the Tenterfield district are
beef cattle breeding and superfine wool
production through the breeding of Merino
sheep. There are ten State Forests in the
Tenterfield district covering 7540ha.