Brogo
Australian locality
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Brogo (36°32′43.51″S 149°48′26″E), New South Wales, Australia, is a locality 15 km North of the town of Bega, in Bega Valley Shire. It consisting of mainly farmland, rural residential dwellings and National Parks. At the 2021 census, Brogo had a population of 581 people.[1]
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Brogo from atop Brogo Dam | |||||||||||||
  Brogo Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 36°32′43.51″S 149°48′26″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Sapphire Coast | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 581 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2550 | ||||||||||||
| County | Auckland County | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Brogo | ||||||||||||
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The locality is bounded by Wadbilliga National Park on the West and Mumbulla Mountain on the east. The Princes Highway passes through, following the Brogo River through the Brogo locality.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census, there were 581 people in Brogo. 77.6 of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, Switzerland 1.5%, New Zealand 1.0%, Wales 0.7% and Argentina 0.7%. Brogo's Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander population is 6%. 89.3% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 53.4%, Anglican 14.5% and Catholic 12.2%.[1]
