Goodooga, New South Wales

Goodooga New South Wales
Goodooga
Coordinates	29°06′0″S 147°28′0″E / 29.10000°S 147.46667°E / -29.10000; 147.46667Coordinates: 29°06′0″S 147°28′0″E / 29.10000°S 147.46667°E / -29.10000; 147.46667
Population	265 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	2831
Elevation	140 m (459 ft)
Location	784 km (487 mi) NW of Sydney 714 km (444 mi) SW of Brisbane 282 km (175 mi) W of Moree 101 km (63 mi) NW of Lightning Ridge 40 km (25 mi) SW of Hebel, QLD
LGA(s)	Brewarrina Shire
County	Narran
State electorate(s)	Barwon
Federal Division(s)	Parkes
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 27.6 °C 82 °F 13.5 °C 56 °F 418.4 mm 16.5 in

Goodooga is a village in the Australian state of New South Wales in Brewarrina Shire on the eastern bank of the Bokhara River. It is near Brewarrina and Lightning Ridge, its closest neighbour. The town lies 20 kilometres south of the Queensland border. Goodooga is an Aboriginal word meaning, according to some "Yam". However it has been proposed that it derives from "guduu+ga", 'at the place of the Murray cod' [guduu], rather than "gudugaa", a species of yam. At the 2006 census, Goodooga had a population of 265, with 81% of the population of Aboriginal descent.

Goodooga's newspaper is the Goodooga Flash.

Goodooga's main sport is Rugby league, the Goodooga Magpies or the Goodooga 'Newtown' Jets. The other sports played in town are Netball, Bowls and Basketball.

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