Coonong, New South Wales

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Coonong
Coordinates: 30°32′0″S145°07′0″E / 30.53333°S 145.11667°E / -30.53333; 145.11667
Country Australia
State New South Wales
LGA
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Postcode
2840

Coonong, New South Wales is a rural locality and civil parish of County of Landsborough [1] located to the west of the town of Louth, New South Wales. The parish is in Bourke Shire.

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History

The traditional owners of the area are the Paruntiji, [2] meaning people belonging to the Paroo. Aboriginal people are known to have lived along the Paroo for at least 14,000 years (Robins, 1999).[ citation needed ]

The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area, passing a few miles to the west.

Climate

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. [3] The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert). [4]

References

  1. ↑ County of Landsborough, Western Division, .
  2. ↑ Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (10 January 2021). "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au.
  3. ↑ BOM.
  4. ↑ Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2025.


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