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Snakes Plain, New South Wales

Coordinates: 31°46′39.9″S 147°45′33.4″E / 31.777750°S 147.759278°E / -31.777750; 147.759278
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Snakes Plain
New South Wales
Snakes Plain is located in New South Wales
Snakes Plain
Snakes Plain
Coordinates31°46′39.9″S 147°45′33.4″E / 31.777750°S 147.759278°E / -31.777750; 147.759278
Population9 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2824
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
  • 11 km (7 mi) SW of Warren
  • 95 km (59 mi) NW of Dubbo
  • 397 km (247 mi) NW of Sydney
LGA(s)Warren Shire
RegionOrana
State electorate(s)Barwon
Federal division(s)Parkes

Snakes Plain is a small rural locality approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south-west of Warren on the Oxley Highway in the local government area of Warren Shire, part of the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia.

At the 2016 census, Snakes Plain recorded a population of 9, with a median age of 20.

Despite the arid climate of the area, the Auscott Macquarie Valley irrigated cotton farm is located within the locality.[2]

The Auscott siding, part of the Warren railway line, which serves the cotton processing facility, is located in Snakes Plain.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Snakes Plain". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 December 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Macquarie Valley - Auscott". www.auscott.com.au.