Collie, New South Wales

Collie
New South Wales
Collie; New South Wales
	Collie Hotel and welcome sign
Population	194 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2827
Location	522 km (324 mi) NW of Sydney ; 100 km (62 mi) N of Dubbo ; 36 km (22 mi) W of Gilgandra ;
LGA(s)	Warren Shire
County	Ewenmar
State electorate(s)	Barwon
Federal division(s)	Calare

Collie is a village and parish in central New South Wales, Australia. The town is located in Warren Shire and on the Oxley Highway, 522 kilometres (324 mi) north west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2016 census, Collie and the surrounding area had a population of 194.^[1] The name, Collie, could have derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "water".^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Collie (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Collie". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

31°39′55″S 148°18′04″E / 31.66528°S 148.30111°E / -31.66528; 148.30111

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[ABS-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Collie (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[2] "Collie". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

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