Coonamble
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Brigidine nuns from Ireland established a school in 1883.[3] Their architecturally distinguished convent was dismantled in 1990 and transported 600 km (373 mi) to Pokolbin in 1991,[4] where it now houses The Convent resort.[5]
Although Coonamble had been a major sheep industry region in the 1980s to 2000, there has recently been an increasing interest in cattle rearing. The summers can have temperatures reaching up to 40 °C (104 °F) and in winter, there are nights as cold as 0 °C (32 °F). Most recently Coonamble has gained media coverage due to their mass floods over Christmas 2009.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 2,211 | — |
| 1933 | 2,717 | +22.9% |
| 1947 | 2,567 | −5.5% |
| 1954 | 2,910 | +13.4% |
| 1961 | 3,235 | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 3,410 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 3,166 | −7.2% |
| 1976 | 3,054 | −3.5% |
| 1981 | 3,090 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3,058 | −1.0% |
| 1991 | 2,886 | −5.6% |
| 1996 | 2,754 | −4.6% |
| 2001 | 2,659 | −3.4% |
| 2006 | 2,549 | −4.1% |
| 2011 | 2,446 | −4.0% |
| 2016 | 2,409 | −1.5% |
| 2021 | 2,353 | −2.3% |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[6][7] | ||
- In the 2016 Census, there were 2,750 people in Coonamble.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 34.2% of the population.
- 80.0% of people were born in Australia and 83.0% of people only spoke English at home.
- The most common responses for religion were Anglican 34.3% and Catholic 28.9%.[1]
Schools and churches
Coonamble has three schools: Coonamble Public School,[8] St Brigids Catholic School, and Coonamble High School.[9]
It has a Catholic[10] and an Anglican[11] church.
Rodeo
Coonamble hosts an annual rodeo that is attended by around 1,000 competitors and 4,000 spectators.[12]
Radio station
Coonamble has its own local radio station, 2MTM 91.9FM, which has a wide variety of music from country to modern.
Outback Radio 2WEB broadcasts to the area on 91.1FM.
Sports
The Coonamble Bears play in the Castlereagh Cup Rugby League competition. The Coonamble Rams play in the Western Plains Rugby Union competition.
Climate
Coonamble has a borderline semi-arid/humid subtropical climate (Köppen: BSh/Cfa) with hot summers, mild winters, and erratic rainfall year-round, with a summer maximum. The town is sunny, with 148.7 clear days annually[13]
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Heritage listings
Coonamble has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Dubbo–Coonamble railway: Coonamble railway station[15]
Notable people
- Ron Boden, rugby league player
- Alex Cullen, journalist
- Ned Hanigan, rugby player
- Lancelot Hansen, rugby league player
- Eddie Murray, rugby league player, notable Aboriginal death in custody[16]
- Mary Quirk, politician[17]
- Jesse Ramien, rugby league player
- Thomas Tyrrell, trade unionist and politician[18]
- Adriano Zumbo, pâtissier and chef
- Braiden Burns, rugby league player
- Max Jackson, country singer
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Template:Census 2016 AUS
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Giacon, John (26 March 2011). "Etymology of Yuwaalaraay Gamilaraay Bird Names". Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kerri Genovese. "The Brigidine new arrival story". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Relocation of Brigidine Convent | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Convent Hunter Valley: Our history". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Home - Coonamble Public School". coonamble-p.schools.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Home - Coonamble High School". coonamble-h.schools.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Coonamble". 25 October 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Parish Profile Coonamble" (pdf). BathurstAnglican.org.au.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coonamble Rodeo and Campdraft - About the Rodeo". Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coonamble Comparison Climate Statistics (1907-2010)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coonamble Comparison Climate Statistics (1907-2010)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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External links
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- Coonamble Shire Council
- Coonamble on the Castlereagh
- The Sydney Morning Herald Travel: Coonamble (February 8, 2004)
- ABC Radio National: Coonamble Open For Business (15 March 2003)
- Aussie Towns Coonamble NSW
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