Coonamble

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FieldValue
nameCoonamble
statensw
imageCoonamble Castlereagh Street 001.JPG
captionCastlereagh St, the main street of Coonamble
lgaCoonamble
countyLeichhardt
regionOrana
postcode2829
pop2,750
pop_year
pop_footnotes
elevation180
coordinates
maxtemp26.6
mintemp11.6
rainfall504.9
stategovBarwon
fedgovParkes
dist1575
dir1NW
location1Sydney
dist2164
dir2N
location2Dubbo
dist399
dir3N
location3Gilgandra
dist4117
dir4NW
location4Coonabarabran
dist5186
dir5SW
location5Narrabri
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| name = Coonamble | state = nsw | image = Coonamble Castlereagh Street 001.JPG | caption = Castlereagh St, the main street of Coonamble | lga = Coonamble | county = Leichhardt | region = Orana | postcode = 2829 | est = | pop = 2,750 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | elevation = 180 | coordinates = | maxtemp = 26.6 | mintemp = 11.6 | rainfall = 504.9 | stategov = Barwon | fedgov = Parkes | dist1 = 575 | dir1 = NW | location1 = Sydney | dist2 = 164 | dir2 = N | location2 = Dubbo | dist3 = 99 | dir3 = N | location3 = Gilgandra | dist4 = 117 | dir4 = NW | location4 = Coonabarabran | dist5 = 186 | dir5 = SW | location5 = Narrabri Coonamble is a town on the central-western plains of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the Castlereagh Highway 95 km (59 mi) north-west of Gilgandra and 115 km (71 mi) south-east of Walgett. At the 2016 census, Coonamble had a population of 2,750. It is the regional hub for wheat growing and sheep and wool. The name for the town is taken from the Gamilaraay word guna (faeces) and -bil (having much).

Brigidine nuns from Ireland established a school in 1883. Their architecturally distinguished convent was dismantled in 1990 and transported 600 km to Pokolbin in 1991, where it now houses The Convent resort.

Although Coonamble had been a major sheep industry region in the 1980s to 2000, there has recently been an increasing interest in cattle rearing. The summers can have temperatures reaching up to 40 C and in winter, there are nights as cold as 0 C. Most recently Coonamble has gained media coverage due to their mass floods over Christmas 2009.

Population

|type= Australia |1921|2211 |1933|2717 |1947|2567 |1954|2910 |1961|3235 |1966|3410 |1971|3166 |1976|3054 |1981|3090 |1986|3058 |1991|2886 |1996|2754 |2001|2659 |2006|2549 |2011|2446 |2016|2409 |2021|2353 |source=Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

  • In the 2016 Census, there were 2,750 people in Coonamble.
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 34.2% of the population.
  • 80.0% of people were born in Australia and 83.0% of people only spoke English at home.
  • The most common responses for religion were Anglican 34.3% and Catholic 28.9%.

Schools and churches

Coonamble has three schools: Coonamble Public School, St Brigids Catholic School, and Coonamble High School.

It has a Catholic and an Anglican church.

Rodeo

Coonamble hosts an annual rodeo that is attended by around 1,000 competitors and 4,000 spectators.

Radio station

Coonamble has its own local radio station, 2MTM 91.9FM, which has a wide variety of music from country to modern.

Outback Radio 2WEB broadcasts to the area on 91.1FM.

Sports

The Coonamble Bears play in the Castlereagh Cup Rugby League competition. The Coonamble Rams play in the Western Plains Rugby Union competition.

Climate

Coonamble has a borderline semi-arid/humid subtropical climate (Köppen: BSh/Cfa) with hot summers, mild winters, and erratic rainfall year-round, with a summer maximum. The town is sunny, with 148.7 clear days annually

|location = Coonamble (30º58'48"S, 148º22'48"E, 180 m AMSL) (1907-2010 normals and extremes, rainfall 1878-2010) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 47.8 |Feb record high C = 45.6 |Mar record high C = 44.4 |Apr record high C = 39.4 |May record high C = 32.8 |Jun record high C = 27.8 |Jul record high C = 26.7 |Aug record high C = 33.3 |Sep record high C = 37.3 |Oct record high C = 41.1 |Nov record high C = 46.1 |Dec record high C = 46.1 |Jan high C = 34.9 |Feb high C = 33.9 |Mar high C = 31.4 |Apr high C = 26.7 |May high C = 21.8 |Jun high C = 18.0 |Jul high C = 17.1 |Aug high C = 19.3 |Sep high C = 23.4 |Oct high C = 27.6 |Nov high C = 31.0 |Dec high C = 33.7 |Jan low C = 19.2 |Feb low C = 18.9 |Mar low C = 16.4 |Apr low C = 11.7 |May low C = 7.8 |Jun low C = 5.0 |Jul low C = 3.7 |Aug low C = 4.6 |Sep low C = 7.4 |Oct low C = 11.5 |Nov low C = 15.1 |Dec low C = 17.7 |Jan record low C = 9.2 |Feb record low C = 7.9 |Mar record low C = 5.4 |Apr record low C = 0.5 |May record low C = -2.3 |Jun record low C = -3.9 |Jul record low C = -4.4 |Aug record low C = -3.7 |Sep record low C = -0.4 |Oct record low C = 1.8 |Nov record low C = 4.2 |Dec record low C = 9.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 60.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 55.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 44.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 35.9 |May precipitation mm = 39.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 37.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 36.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 32.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 32.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 41.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 43.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 47.0 |year precipitation mm = 504.9 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 4.5 |Feb precipitation days = 4.4 |Mar precipitation days = 3.7 |Apr precipitation days = 3.1 |May precipitation days = 3.7 |Jun precipitation days = 4.5 |Jul precipitation days = 4.2 |Aug precipitation days = 4.2 |Sep precipitation days = 3.9 |Oct precipitation days = 4.4 |Nov precipitation days = 4.2 |Dec precipitation days = 4.3 |year precipitation days = 49.1 |Jan afthumidity = 35 |Feb afthumidity = 38 |Mar afthumidity = 37 |Apr afthumidity = 40 |May afthumidity = 49 |Jun afthumidity = 54 |Jul afthumidity = 55 |Aug afthumidity = 44 |Sep afthumidity = 41 |Oct afthumidity = 34 |Nov afthumidity = 34 |Dec afthumidity = 33 |Jan dew point C = 13.6 |Feb dew point C = 14.4 |Mar dew point C = 11.9 |Apr dew point C = 9.4 |May dew point C = 8.4 |Jun dew point C = 7.1 |Jul dew point C = 6.3 |Aug dew point C = 4.8 |Sep dew point C = 6.4 |Oct dew point C = 7.1 |Nov dew point C = 9.4 |Dec dew point C = 11.4 |source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology (1907-2010 extremes)

Heritage listings

Coonamble has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notable people

References

References

  1. {{Census 2016 AUS
  2. Giacon, John. (26 March 2011). "Etymology of Yuwaalaraay Gamilaraay Bird Names".
  3. Kerri Genovese. "The Brigidine new arrival story".
  4. "Relocation of Brigidine Convent {{!}} Monument Australia".
  5. "The Convent Hunter Valley: Our history".
  6. "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  7. "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  8. "Home - Coonamble Public School".
  9. "Home - Coonamble High School".
  10. (25 October 2021). "The Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Coonamble".
  11. "Parish Profile Coonamble".
  12. "Coonamble Rodeo and Campdraft - About the Rodeo".
  13. "Coonamble Comparison Climate Statistics (1907-2010)". [[Bureau of Meteorology]].
  14. "Coonamble Comparison Climate Statistics (1907-2010)". [[Bureau of Meteorology]].
  15. {{cite NSW SHR. 5011975. Coonamble Railway Station and Yard Group
  16. Peters-Little, Frances. (2012). "Edward James Murray".
  17. Blackley, Leanne L.. (2002). "Mary Lilly May Quirk".
  18. Farrell, Frank. (1990). "Thomas James (Jim) Tyrrell".

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