Byrock, New South Wales
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Byrock | |
| Coordinates: 30°39′43″S 146°24′13″E / 30.66194°S 146.40361°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 50 (2016 census) |
| Postcode | 2831 |
| Mean max temp | 26 °C (79 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 13 °C (55 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 404 mm (15.9 in) |
Byrock is a small village in north western New South Wales, Australia in Bourke Shire. In 2016, Byrock had a population of 50 people.
It is named after a rock hole, called Bai by the Nyammba tribe. This became the Bye Rockhole, then Bye Rock, then Byrock.
Byrock is on the Mitchell Highway roughly halfway between Bourke to the north-west and Nyngan to the south-east.