Boggabilla

Boggabilla
New South Wales
The Wobbly Boot Hotel at Boggabilla
Boggabilla is located in New South Wales
Boggabilla
Boggabilla
Coordinates28°36′0″S 150°21′0″E / 28.60000°S 150.35000°E / -28.60000; 150.35000
Population529 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2409
Location
LGA(s)Moree Plains Shire
State electorate(s)Northern Tablelands
Federal division(s)Parkes

Boggabilla /ˈbɒɡəbɪlə/ is a small town in the far north of inland New South Wales, Australia in Moree Plains Shire. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 529, of which 43.5% identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.[1]

The name Boggabilla comes from Gamilaraay bagaaybila, literally "full of creeks".[2] The same "creek" element is found in the name of Boggabri.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boggabilla (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 May 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Boggabilla". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 June 2009. Edit this at Wikidata