Effluence, New South Wales

Effluence, New South Wales is a remote rural locality of Bourke Shire, New South Wales.

Effluence
New South Wales
Paroo River at Effluence
Effluence
Coordinates29°42′18″S 144°05′24″E
Population140 (area) (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2840
Elevation110 m (361 ft)
LGA(s)Bourke Shire
State electorate(s)Barwon
Federal Division(s)Parkes
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
28.0 °C
82 °F		 12.9 °C
55 °F		 276 mm
10.9 in

Effluence is on the Paroo River opposite the town of Wanaaring, New South Wales. Effluence is in both Barrona and Irrara County,[2] cadasteral divisions of New South Wales.[3]

Geography

Location

Effluence is some 980 kilometres from Sydney, and 180 km west of Bourke.

Climate

The topography of Effluence is flat and arid with a Köppen climate classification of BSh (Hot semi arid).[4]

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. A minimum temperature of -3.9 °C was recorded in July 1997.[5]

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Population

At the 2011 census, Wanaaring area had a population of 140.[1]

Economy

The economy in the parish is based on broad acre agriculture, mainly Cattle, and sheep goats. Honey is also produced. There is an all whether airstrip for the town of Waanaring located in Effluence.

History

The area is in the traditional lands of the Paaruntyi people and The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wanaaring (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. County of Irrara, Western Division, Land District of Bourke, Darling Shire / compiled, drawn & printed at the Department of Lands, Sydney, N.S.W (Department of Lands, Sydney N.S.W, 1964).
  3. "Irrara County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
  4. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)
  5. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_048079_All.shtml


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