Oxley, New South Wales

Oxley
New South Wales
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Oxley is located in New South Wales
Oxley
Oxley
Coordinates34°10′S 144°06′E / 34.167°S 144.100°E / -34.167; 144.100
Population159 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2711
LGA(s)Balranald Shire
CountyWaljeers
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal division(s)Farrer

Oxley is a community on the lower Lachlan River in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia near the junction of the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Rivers. The township which developed in the mid-1860s was named after the noted Australian explorer, John Oxley. At the 2006 census, Oxley had a population of 159 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Oxley (Balranald) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 November 2009.