Walleroobie, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
34°26′S 146°53′E / 34.433°S 146.883°E / -34.433; 146.883- 497 km (309 mi) SW of Sydney
- 100 km (62 mi) NW of Wagga Wagga
- 25 km (16 mi) SE of Ardlethan
Walleroobie is a locality in the north-east part of the Riverina region of south-west New South Wales, Australia. It is situated, by road, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east of Cowabbie and 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Ardlethan.[2]
Ernest Enoch Barker is said to have built the original soldier settler cottages in Walleroobie from 1920 to 1927, being paid £100 a room and £100 for the roof.[citation needed]
At the 2021 census, Walleroobie had a population of 53.[1]
Notes and references
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walleroobie". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Walleroobie". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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