Dunedoo

Dunedoo
New South Wales

Dunedoo Hotel

Dunedoo

Coordinates

32°01′0″S 149°24′0″E / 32.01667°S 149.40000°ECoordinates: 32°01′0″S 149°24′0″E / 32.01667°S 149.40000°E

Population

802 (2011 census)

Established

1840s

Postcode(s)

2844

Elevation

399 m (1,309 ft)

Location

60 km (37 mi) from Mudgee
100 km (62 mi) from Dubbo

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
23.8 °C ^{75 °F}	9.5 °C ^{49 °F}	614.2 mm ^{24.2 in}

Dunedoo (/ˈdʌniduː/ DUN-ee-doo) is a village of 802 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.

Dunedoo is located 399 m above sea-level on the southern bank of the Talbragar River at the intersection of the Golden and Castlereagh Highways. It is a relatively isolated township with the two nearest rural centres of Mudgee and Dubbo situated approximately to the 60 km south and 100 km west respectively. It is due to this isolation that Dunedoo has many facilities not usually found in villages of this size. Dunedoo largely functions as a service centre to the surrounding district which focuses on the production of wheat, cattle, mixed farming, timber, fat lambs and wool. As with many wheat-growing centres of western New South Wales the village's skyline is dominated by a large silo. Dunedoo also features a small hospital (Dunedoo War Memorial Hospital), two schools (a government administered combined primary and high school and a catholic primary school), a licensed hotel, a small commercial area, a small freight railway station as well as sporting and special event facilities. Dunedoo also features Catholic, Anglican and Presbyterian churches.

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