Warragoon, New South Wales

Warragoon
Warragoon
Coordinates: 35°36′S 145°12′E / 35.600°S 145.200°E / -35.600; 145.200
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total98 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
2710
CountyTownsend

Warragoon is a small community in the central Riverina area. It is about 11 kilometres north-west of Tuppal and 14 kilometres south-west of Blighty. At the 2021 census, Warragoon had a population of 98.[2]

Warragoon has a public school, situated on the Riverina Highway. After the construction of the railway to Oalands in the 1930s, a railway station was opened at Warragoon in August 1938.[3] A passenger service was provided for a few years after 1946.[4][5]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warragoon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warragoon". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Warragoon". Vicsig. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  4. ^ Buckland, J.L. (March 1947). "The Yarrawonga - Oaklands Line". Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin (113): 41–42.
  5. ^ "Table 37 - Yarrawonga". victorianrailways.net. Mark Bau. Retrieved 18 December 2019.