Boree Creek

Boree Creek
New South Wales
Boree Creek General Store
Boree Creek is located in New South Wales
Boree Creek
Boree Creek
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates35°06′30″S 146°36′35″E / 35.10833°S 146.60972°E / -35.10833; 146.60972
Population64 (2016 census)[1]
Established1910[2]
Postcode(s)2652
Location
LGA(s)Federation Council
CountyUrana
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal division(s)Riverina

Boree Creek /bɒˈr/[4] is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 539 kilometres (335 mi) south west of the state capital, Sydney and 82 kilometres (51 mi) west of the regional centre, Wagga Wagga. Boree Creek is situated in the Federation Council local government area but is closer to the town of Lockhart. At the 2016 census, Boree Creek had a population of 64.[1]

Like many of the smaller towns of the Riverina, it has seen its population decline in recent years. Boree Creek is most famous for being the home town of former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer. At times when Fischer was acting as prime minister, his property at Boree Creek became the "seat of power" of Australia.[5]

  1. ^ a b Based on the resident population of meshblocks 10793330000, 10793340000, 10793350000, and 10793320000 from 2074.0 – Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, Australia, 2016
  2. ^ Little, Laura (4 October 2010). "Looking back on 100 years". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
  5. ^ Willacy, Mark PM Program Australian Broadcasting Corporation 20 February 2001 – Retrieved 5 November 2006.