Beelbangera

Beelbangera is a town in the north west of the Riverina and situated about 2 kilometres north-east of Griffith and about 7 kilometres south-west of Yenda. At the 2011 census Beelbangera had a population of 311.[1]

Beelbangera
New South Wales
General store at Beelbangera
Beelbangera
Coordinates34°16′0″S 146°6′0″E
Population311 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density14.502/km2 (37.56/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2680
Area21.445 km2 (8.3 sq mi)[2]
Location
  • 567 km (352 mi) from Sydney
  • 195 km (121 mi) from Wagga Wagga
  • 7 km (4 mi) from Yenda
  • 2 km (1 mi) from Griffith [3]
LGA(s)City of Griffith
CountyCooper
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal Division(s)Riverina

The place name Beelbangera is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "native companion".[4]

Beelbangera Post Office opened on 1 September 1919.[5]

Notes and references

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Beelbangera (State Suburbs)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. "Map of Beelbangera, NSW".
  3. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Beelbangera". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  5. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 June 2009.
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Preceding station   NSW Branch lines   Following station
Griffith
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