| Binya New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 The General Store and Post Office at Binya | |
  Binya | |
| Coordinates | 34°14′0″S146°21′0″E / 34.23333°S 146.35000°E Coordinates: 34°14′0″S146°21′0″E / 34.23333°S 146.35000°E |
| Population | 191 (2011 census) [1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2665 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Narrandera Shire |
| County | Cooper |
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra |
The Temora–Roto railway line opened in 1916. Passenger services ceased in 1983 and the railway station closed in 1985. However the line remains open for goods trains. [3]
The Binya post office was opened on 19 June 1916. [4]
Binya Football Club won the Griffith Football Association premiership, defeating Griffith in the grand final. [5] The Binya Football Club (Australian Rules Football) won five successive premierships from 1934 to 1938 in the Barellan Ardlethan Football League. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Thomas Conlan: School Captain 2005, School Captain 2006
Like many rural localities in the area, the population has progressively declined over a number of years, evidenced as follows:
| Selected historical census data for Binya state suburb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001 | 2006 [10] | 2011 [1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on Census night | unavailable | 238 | 191 | |
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| Preceding station | Former Services | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yenda towards Roto | Temora- Roto Line | Garoolgan towards Temora | ||
