Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales
Lake Cargelligo | |
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Lake Cargelligo | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′54″S 146°22′26″E / 33.2983°S 146.3739°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,430 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 2672 |
| Mean max temp | 25.1 °C (77.2 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 10.9 °C (51.6 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 426.5 mm (16.79 in) |
Lake Cargelligo (/kɑːrˈdʒɛlɪɡoʊ/) is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, on Lake Cargelligo. It is in Lachlan Shire. Its name is said to be a corruption of the Aboriginal word kartjellakoo meaning 'he had a coolamon'. Alternatively it is derived from Wiradjuri and Ngiyambaa "gajal" for water container with suffix "lugu" for "her" or "his". At the 2021 census, Lake Cargelligo had a population of 1,430. It had an Indigenous population of 257 (18%) and other Australian-born population of 1,153 (together 80.6% of the population).