Bogangar

Bogangar
New South Wales
Bogangar is located in New South Wales
Bogangar
Bogangar
Coordinates28°19′54″S 153°33′35″E / 28.3318°S 153.5596°E / -28.3318; 153.5596
Population3,060 (2016 census)[1]
LGA(s)Tweed Shire
State electorate(s)Electoral district of Tweed
Federal division(s)Division of Richmond

Bogangar is a town in the Tweed Shire located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, and includes Cudgen Lake, Norries Headland and the locality of Cabarita Beach on the east.[2] Locally, the names Bogangar and Cabarita Beach are interchangeable,[3] with more residents choosing to use the latter. In the 2016 Census, Bogangar had a population of 3,060.[1]

Bogangar takes its name from the Bandjalang-Yugambeh dialect chain word `bobingah' meaning a highland.[4]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bogangar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Geographical Names Board of NSW file GNB3810, 4780
  3. ^ see Executive summary pg.5
  4. ^ J Evans, Science of Man 21.3.1903