Dunedoo
Dunedoo | |
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Bolaro Street (Castlereagh Highway), the main street of Dunedoo, 2017 | |
Dunedoo | |
| Coordinates: 32°01′0″S 149°24′0″E / 32.01667°S 149.40000°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1840s |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 399 m (1,309 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,021 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 2844 |
| County | Bligh |
| Mean max temp | 23.8 °C (74.8 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 9.5 °C (49.1 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 614.2 mm (24.18 in) |
Dunedoo (/ˈdʌniduː/ DUN-ee-doo) is a village of 1,021 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 (dunny is a colloquial Australian word for a toilet). The name is actually derived from a local Aboriginal word meaning 'swan', which are commonly found in the area's lagoons.
The town is located on the north-western edges of the Sydney basin.