Broulee, New South Wales

Broulee
New South Wales
Broulee Island looking south from Burri Point
Broulee is located in New South Wales
Broulee
Broulee
Coordinates35°51′26″S 150°10′44″E / 35.8572°S 150.1789°E / -35.8572; 150.1789
Population1,947 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2537
LGA(s)Eurobodalla Shire
CountyDampier
ParishBroulee
State electorate(s)Bega
Federal division(s)Gilmore
Localities around Broulee:
Jeremadra Jeremadra Mossy Point
Bimbimbie Broulee Tasman Sea
Moruya Moruya Tasman Sea
Broulee in 1843; painted by John Skinner Prout in watercolour and gouache
Broulee aerial photo from east

Broulee is a town on the south coast of New South Wales between Batemans Bay and Moruya.[2][3] At the 2016 census, the town had a population of 1,717.[4] Just off the beach is Broulee Island, currently joined to the mainland, but in past years the connecting spit has been covered by water, at times a very deep navigable channel with a strong current.

The first harbour in the area south of Batemans Bay was established at Broulee behind what is now known as the island. Although settlement had already commenced on the shores of the nearby Moruya River, it was not easily navigable due to a sandbar at its mouth.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Broulee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Broulee". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 January 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Broulee". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Broulee (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata