Goolgowi
Goolgowi | |
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Comdo Street, Goolgowi | |
Goolgowi | |
| Coordinates: 33°58′0″S 145°42′0″E / 33.96667°S 145.70000°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 402 (2016 census) |
| Postcode | 2652 |
| County | Nicholson |
Goolgowi /ˈɡʊlɡaʊi/ is a small town located in western New South Wales, Australia, around 650 kilometres (400 mi) west of Sydney via the Mid-Western Highway and is the administrative centre of Carrathool Shire. At the 2016 census, Goolgowi had a population of 402.
The town water is supplied via a bore and there is a separate non-potable water supply to each household. It has a primary school and a 25-metre (27 yd) public swimming pool. Other services include a general store, service station, ex-serviceman's club, hotel, two motels, several mechanical workshops and a metal fabrication/engineering business.
The horse racing trainer, T. J. Smith was raised in Goolgowi.