Rankins Springs

Rankins Springs
New South Wales
Mid-Western Highway passing through Rankins Springs
Rankins Springs is located in New South Wales
Rankins Springs
Rankins Springs
Coordinates33°50′0″S 146°15′0″E / 33.83333°S 146.25000°E / -33.83333; 146.25000
Population208 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2669
Elevation221 m (725 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Carrathool Shire
CountyCooper
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal division(s)Riverina

Rankins Springs is a village in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia in Carrathool Shire and on the Mid-Western Highway. At the 2011 census, Rankins Springs had a population of 299 residents living in 145 private dwellings.[1] This dropped to 174 in 2016, but rebounded to 208 in 2021. The settlement is strung out along the Mid-Western Highway and adjacent railway line.  The main agricultural activities of the district around Rankins Springs are the growing of crops such as wheat and oats, and beef-cattle .

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Rankins Springs (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 March 2015. Edit this at Wikidata