West Wyalong New South Wales | |||||||||
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Main Street (Newell Highway) in West Wyalong | |||||||||
Coordinates | 33°55′0″S 147°13′0″E / 33.91667°S 147.21667°E | ||||||||
Population | 2,698 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2671 | ||||||||
Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) | ||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Bland Shire | ||||||||
Region | Riverina (New South Wales) | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||
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West Wyalong is the main town of the Bland Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.[2] Located 467 kilometres (290 mi) west of Sydney as well as being 262 m (860 ft) above sea level, it is situated on the crossroads of the Newell Highway between Melbourne and Brisbane, and the Mid-Western Highway between Sydney and Adelaide.[3]
The West Wyalong district is the largest cereal-growing centre in NSW. Eucalyptus oil production started in 1907 and the West Wyalong area became one of the major world exporters of the product.
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