Effluence, New South Wales
| Effluence New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Paroo River at Effluence | |||||||||
  Effluence | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°42′24″S 144°10′34″E / 29.70667°S 144.17611°E | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2840 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 110 m (361 ft) | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bourke Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Effluence, New South Wales is a remote rural area in Bourke Shire, New South Wales.
Effluence is in both Barrona County[1][2] and Irrara County,[3][4] cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It lies on the east side of the Paroo River opposite Wanaaring parish and the town of Wanaaring. It adjoins Paroo parish in the east, Tantawanga parish in the south, and Yernca parish in the north.[1][3] Both halves together are roughly 4–5 miles wide (E–W) and 14 miles long (N–S).[1][3]
Geography[edit]
Location[edit]
Effluence is some 980 kilometres from Sydney, and 180 km west of Bourke.
Climate[edit]
The topography of Effluence is flat and arid with a Köppen climate classification of BSh (Hot semi arid).[5]
Population[edit]
The parish is sparsely populated with few dwellings.
Effluence lies within a single statistical Mesh Block (2016 code 10137120000) that includes Waanaring and extends eastwards to near Kerribee Creek, and south to Utah Lake. As such, there are no census data for the area separate from Waanaring.[6]
Economy[edit]
The economy in the parish is based on broad acre agriculture, mainly Cattle, and sheep goats. Honey is also produced. There is an all-weather airstrip for the town of Waanaring (code YWAG[7]) located in Effluence.
History[edit]
The area is in the traditional lands of the Paaruntyi people and The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Map of the County of Barrona : western division : land district of Bourke : N.S.W. 1913 (sheet 1) compiled, drawn and printed at the Department of Lands, Sydney NSW 2nd April 1913 ; A.W. Woods. Legend is on sheet 2.
- ^ Geographical Names Board of NSW. "Effluence parish, Barrona county". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ a b c County of Irrara, Western Division, Land District of Bourke, Darling Shire / compiled, drawn & printed at the Department of Lands, Sydney, N.S.W (Department of Lands, Sydney N.S.W, 1964).
- ^ Geographical Names Board of NSW. "Effluence parish, Irrara county". NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)
- ^ "ABS Maps | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
- ^ "Airports". Bourke Shire Council. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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