Bomen, New South Wales

Bomen is a northern suburb of Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is dominated by industrial enterprises including Cargill Beef, Watties, the Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre (saleyards). The suburb is also home to Wagga Wagga's secondary (and original) railway station on the Main Southern line, when the line waited for the construction of a bridge over the Murrumbidgee River. New streets in Bomen are to be named after sheep and cattle breeds.[2]

Bomen
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Bomen Railway Station with part of Industrial Area in background
Population25 (2016 census)[1]
LGA(s)City of Wagga Wagga
CountyClarendon
ParishNorth Wagga Wagga
State electorate(s)Wagga Wagga
Federal Division(s)Riverina
Suburbs around Bomen:
Cartwrights Hill Bomen Eunanoreenya
North Wagga Wagga Gumly Gumly Eunanoreenya

Heritage listings

Bomen has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Industry

Major industries located within Bomen are located within the Bomen Business Park which include Cargill Foods Australia, Heinz-Watties factory, BOC Gas plant and Austrak concrete sleeper plant.[4] Bomen is the site of the proposed Riverina Intermodal Freight & Logistics Hub.[5]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bomen (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. Wagga Wagga City Council (2009). Planning Standing Committee May Business Paper (PDF). p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  3. "Bomen Railway Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01093. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. "Bomen Business Park". Wagga Wagga City Council. Business Wagga Wagga. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  5. Riverina Intermodal Freight & Logistics Hub Archived 19 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine City of Wagga Wagga


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