Boggabilla is a small town in the far north of inland
New South Wales
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Australia in
Moree Plains Shire. At the , the town had a population of 551, of which 63% identified as
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
The name Boggabilla comes from
Gamilaraay
The Gamilaraay, also known as Gomeroi, Kamilaroi, Kamillaroi and other variations, are an Aboriginal Australian people whose lands extend from New South Wales to southern Queensland. They form one of the four largest Indigenous nations in Au ...
''bagaaybila'', literally "full of creeks". The same "creek" element is found in the name of
Boggabri
Boggabri ( ) is a small town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Narrabri Shire and lies between Gunnedah and Narrabri on the Kamilaroi Highway. At the , the town had a population of 856 people.
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Geography
Boggabilla is located on the
Newell Highway
Newell Highway is a national highway in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. It provides the major road link between southeastern Queensland and Victoria via central NSW and as such carries large amounts of freight. At in length, the Newell is th ...
north of
Moree.
Toomelah Station is within the locality and the town of
Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Goondiwindi had a population of 6,355 people.
Geography
Goondiwindi is on the MacInt ...
is nearby, across the border in
Queensland
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Population
According to the
2016 census of Population, 551 people were in Boggabilla.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 62.7% of the population.
* About 91.3% of people were born in Australia and 89.5% of people only spoke English at home.
* The most common responses for religion were Anglican 52.7% and no religion 22.2%.
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Transport
Boggabilla used to have a railway service, but this has been cut back to North Star, New South Wales
North Star is a small village in the Gwydir Shire, located in northern New South Wales near the Queensland border. At the 2006 census, North Star had a population of 327 people in the surrounding area, with a population of around 50 in the act ...
, where the last silo is located. Also, an airport and shuttle services are available to Sydney from Moree located 110 km south of Boggabilla. Daily bus services run both north and south.
Health
The nurses at Boggabilla Health Centre provide services such as preschool screening and immunisation. Heartbroken nurse quits over child abuse
''Sydney Morning Herald'', 23 June 2008.
Education
Boggabilla has a school
with preparatory, primary, and secondary grades) and a
TAFE (a campus of TAFE NSW).
References
External links
Boggabilla Photo GalleryBoggabilla 2011 Floods
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Towns in New South Wales
Moree Plains Shire
Newell Highway