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| Dunedoo, NSW | |
| State: | New South Wales |
| LGA: | Warrumbungle Shire |
| Established: | Approximately 1840 |
| Postcode: | 2844 |
| Population: | 837 |
| Median property value: | $116 000 (2005-06) |
| Location: | Central Western NSW |
Dunedoo (), (pronounced dunny-doo) is a village of 837 inhabitants situated within the Warrumbungle Shire of central western New South Wales, Australia. Dunedoo is well known to Australian travellers due to its distinctive name (A 'dunny' is a colloquial Australian word for a toilet). The name is actually derived from a local aboriginal word meaning "black swan", which are commonly found in the area's lagoons.
Geography & Features
Dunedoo is located 399 m above sea-level on the southern bank of the Talbragar River at the intersection of the Golden and Castlereagh Highways. It is a relatively isolated township with the two nearest rural centres of Mudgee and Dubbo situated approximately to the 60 km south and 100 km west respectively. It is due to this isolation that Dunedoo has many facilities not usually found in villages of this size. Dunedoo largely functions as a service centre to the surrounding district which focuses on the production of wheat, cattle, mixed farming, timber, fat lambs and wool. As with many wheat-growing centres of western NSW the village's skyline is dominated by a large silo. Dunedoo also features a small hospital (Dunedoo War Memorial Hospital), two schools (a government administered combined primary and high school and a catholic primary school), two licensed hotels, a small commercial area, a small freight railway station as well as sporting and special event facilities. Dunedoo also features Catholic, Anglican, Uniting and Presbyterian churches.
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