Bodalla, New South Wales

Bodalla
New South Wales
All Saints Church, Bodalla; commemorating Thomas Mort.
The Big Cheese.
Bodalla is located in New South Wales
Bodalla
Bodalla
Coordinates36°06′S 150°03′E / 36.100°S 150.050°E / -36.100; 150.050
Population739 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2545
Location51 km (32 mi) from Batemans Bay
LGA(s)Eurobodalla Shire
CountyDampier
State electorate(s)Bega
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro

Bodalla is a small town on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and located in the local government area of Eurobodalla Shire. The town sits on the Princes Highway, and is connected by road to Moruya, Narooma, Nerrigundah, Eurobodalla and Potato Point.

The Yuin people are considered to be the traditional owners of the region, and it is from their language that the town and the previous estate and station derived its name. Several meanings have been put forward including Boat Alley", "tossing a child up in the arms", "haven for boats", and "several waters".[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bodalla (SSC) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 November 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bodalla". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 November 2006. Edit this at Wikidata