Bourkelands, New South Wales

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Bourkelands
Wagga Wagga,  New South Wales

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Bourkelands viewed from Bourkelands Drive.
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Bourkelands
Coordinates 35°9′14.86″S147°21′3.88″E / 35.1541278°S 147.3510778°E / -35.1541278; 147.3510778 Coordinates: 35°9′14.86″S147°21′3.88″E / 35.1541278°S 147.3510778°E / -35.1541278; 147.3510778
Population 2,852 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2650
LGA(s) City of Wagga Wagga
County Wynyard
Parish South Wagga Wagga
State electorate(s) Wagga Wagga
Federal Division(s) Riverina
Suburbs around Bourkelands:
Glenfield Park Tolland Kooringal
Lloyd Bourkelands Tatton
Springvale Springvale Lake Albert

Bourkelands is a rapidly developing southern suburb of Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales, Australia which is named after a property which was located within the suburb. The suburb consists predominantly of real estate display homes and housing for military staff at the nearby RAAF Base Wagga and Army Recruit Training Centre. The suburb borders Red Hill Road and is within walking distance of the Tolland shopping centre and Jubilee Park/Oval and contains two play parks. The suburb also contains the area which is commonly marketed by real estate agents and developers as Hilltop, as the name Hilltop is not registered locality.

New South Wales State of Australia

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In March 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 7.9 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

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RAAF Base Wagga airport in Australia

RAAF Base Wagga is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located 5.8 nautical miles southeast of the town of Wagga Wagga, in the suburb of Forest Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

A large LDS Church was constructed in the suburb in 2005.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints nontrinitarian Christian restorationist church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church that is considered by its members to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide. According to the church, it has over 16 million members and 67,000 full-time volunteer missionaries. In 2012, the National Council of Churches ranked the church as the fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States, with over 6.5 million members reported by the church, as of January 2018. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening.

Streets in Bourkelands are named after 'Important pastoral homesteads of the region'. [2]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bourkelands (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017. Blue pencil.svg
  2. Wagga Wagga City Council (2009). Planning Standing Committee May Business Paper (PDF). p. 21.

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