Beelbangera

Beelbangera New South Wales
General store at Beelbangera
Beelbangera
Coordinates	34°16′0″S146°6′0″E / 34.26667°S 146.10000°E / -34.26667; 146.10000
Population	358 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s)	2680
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 [2]
LGA(s)	City of Griffith
County	Cooper
State electorate(s)	Murray
Federal division(s)	Farrer

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 2021 census Beelbangera had a population of 358. ^[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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beelbangera". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
2. Travelmate Archived 24 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. Phoenixs Auctions History. "Post Office List" . Retrieved 18 January 2021.

External links

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Preceding station	Former services			Following station
Griffith towards Roto		Temora–Roto Line		Yenda towards Temora