| Byrock New South Wales | |||||||||
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 The School | |||||||||
  Byrock | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°39′43″S 146°24′13″E / 30.66194°S 146.40361°E | ||||||||
| Population | 50 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2831 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Bourke Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Byrock is a small village in north western New South Wales, Australia in Bourke Shire. In 2016, Byrock had a population of 50 people.[2]
It is named after a rock hole, called Bai by the Nyammba tribe. This became the Bye Rockhole, then Bye Rock, then Byrock.[3]
Byrock is on the Mitchell Highway roughly halfway between Bourke to the north-west and Nyngan to the south-east.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cobar (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Byrock (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Byrock". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 December 2006.