Beelbangera

Beelbangera
New South Wales

General store at Beelbangera
Beelbangera
Coordinates 34°16′0″S 146°6′0″E / 34.26667°S 146.10000°E / -34.26667; 146.10000Coordinates: 34°16′0″S 146°6′0″E / 34.26667°S 146.10000°E / -34.26667; 146.10000
Population 311 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2680
Location
LGA(s) City of Griffith
County Cooper
State electorate(s) Murray
Federal Division(s) Riverina

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

The place name Beelbangera is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "native companion".[3]

Beelbangera Post Office opened on 1 September 1919.[4]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Beelbangera (State Suburbs)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. Travelmate Archived 25 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "Beelbangera". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2009-06-11.

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