West Wyalong
West Wyalong | |
|---|---|
Main Street (Newell Highway) in West Wyalong | |
West Wyalong | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′0″S 147°13′0″E / 33.91667°S 147.21667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Riverina (New South Wales) |
| LGA | |
| Location |
|
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,698 (UCL 2021) |
| Postcode | 2671 |
| Mean max temp | 23.5 °C (74.3 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 10.1 °C (50.2 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 485.8 mm (19.13 in) |
West Wyalong is the main town of the Bland Shire in the northern Riverina region of western New South Wales, Australia. In the 2021 Census, West Wyalong's population was 3,037.
Located 467 kilometres (290 mi) west of Sydney as well as being 262 m (860 ft) above sea level, it is situated on the crossroads of the Newell Highway between Melbourne and Brisbane, and the Mid-Western Highway between Sydney and Adelaide.
The West Wyalong district is the largest cereal-growing centre in NSW. Eucalyptus oil production started in 1907 and the West Wyalong area became one of the major world exporters of the product.