Bangalee, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 34°50′34″S 150°33′06″E / 34.84278°S 150.55167°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | South Coast | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 657 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2541 | ||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Illaroo | ||||||||||||
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Bangalee is a suburb of Nowra in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia. It lies north of the Shoalhaven about 7 km to the northwest of Nowra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 657.
Bangalee is an Aboriginal name meaning "sandy beach" and was the original name for the Shoalhaven River. Bangalee was also a name "used by Cliff Richards for his pleasure grounds which were situated near where [Bengalee] Creek runs into the Shoalhaven River".