Bangalee New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°50′34″S 150°33′06″E / 34.84278°S 150.55167°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 657 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2541 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Shoalhaven | ||||||||||||||
Region | South Coast | ||||||||||||||
County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Illaroo | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kiama | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Gilmore | ||||||||||||||
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Bangalee is a suburb of Nowra in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies north of the Shoalhaven about 7 km to the northwest of Nowra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 657.[1]
Bangalee is an Aboriginal name meaning "sandy beach" and was the original name for the Shoalhaven River. Bangalee was also a name "used by Cliff Richards for his pleasure grounds which were situated near where [Bengalee] Creek runs into the Shoalhaven River".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bangalee". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Bangalee". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Bangalee". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 December 2018.