| Bribbaree New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Bribbaree | |
| Coordinates | 34°06′55″S147°52′4″E / 34.11528°S 147.86778°E |
| Population | 144 (SAL 2021) [1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2594 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | |
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra |
| Federal division(s) | Riverina |
Bribbaree is a small village in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia spanning the boundary of Weddin Shire and Hilltops Council. [2]
Bribbaree was declared a village in the Shire of Burrangong on 23 March 1917. 34.8 hectares (86 acres) were set aside for the township, with a further 97 hectares (240 acres) designated suburban land. [3] A sale of Crown Lands was subsequently held in Young on 8 August 1917 [4] at which all but six of the 29 lots offered were sold. [5]
The settlement was named after the adjacent Bribbaree Creek. According to C. A. Irish, the name "Bribbaree" is derived from "Boorri-Boolla", a combination of "Boorri" meaning "boy" and "Boollo", "two", from a nearby rock formation. [6]
A monument to the five soldiers from Bribbaree who died in World War I was erected in 1921–1922. They were Charles Ernest Downey, Alfred Downey, Anthony Steel Caldwell, Hugh Wallace McAlister and Percy William Geraty. [7]
The population of Bribbaree was reported as 267 at the 2011 census, [8] and 141 at the 2016 census [9] and had increased to 144 at the 2021 census. [10]
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