| West Wyalong New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Main Street (Newell Highway) in West Wyalong | |||||||||
  West Wyalong | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°55′0″S 147°13′0″E / 33.91667°S 147.21667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 2,698 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2671 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Bland Shire | ||||||||
| Region | Riverina (New South Wales) | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||
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West Wyalong is the main town of the Bland Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.[2] Located 467 kilometres (290 mi) west of Sydney as well as being 262 m (860 ft) above sea level, it is situated on the crossroads of the Newell Highway between Melbourne and Brisbane, and the Mid-Western Highway between Sydney and Adelaide.[3]
The West Wyalong district is the largest cereal-growing centre in NSW. Eucalyptus oil production started in 1907 and the West Wyalong area became one of the major world exporters of the product.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Wyalong (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Dow L, Guyon D, Irving R, McPhee M, Matthews A, Prineas P, Rubinich T, Simpson J (1995). Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places. Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest. p. 227. ISBN 0-86438-399-1.
