Minore, New South Wales

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Minore
New South Wales
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Minore
Coordinates 32°15′30″S148°27′20″E / 32.25833°S 148.45556°E / -32.25833; 148.45556 Coordinates: 32°15′30″S148°27′20″E / 32.25833°S 148.45556°E / -32.25833; 148.45556
Population194 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 2830
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s) City of Dubbo
Region Central West / Orana
County Lincoln
State electorate(s) Dubbo
Federal division(s) Parkes

Minore is a village, rural locality in the NSW county of Narromine [2] and is in Dubbo City Council.

Minore is located 313 km (194 mi) north west from Sydney, 16.0316 km (10 mi) east of Narromine and 19.6 km (12.2 mi) west of Dubbo, [3] at lat -32 14 54 and long 147 49 04.

Minore is home to around 200 people, with the major industry being agriculture, forestry & fishing. [4] Significant geographic features include the railway station at Minore village and Minore Falls on the Macquarie River.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Minore (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ◾Atchison, J F. “The Counties of New South Wales.” The Australian Surveyor, vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 1980, pp. 39–42.
  3. "Minore". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. OK Travel