Mullengandra, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Mullengandra is a village community in the south east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 7 kilometres north east of Bowna and 8 kilometres south west of Woomargama. The town is on the Hume Highway north of Albury.[3]
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  Mullengandra | |
| Coordinates: 35°52′37″S 147°10′50″E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 122 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode | 2644[2] |
| County | Goulburn |
At the 2016 census the town had a population of 320,[4] with an average income of $823.[5]
History
In the 1850s the town was troubled with Bushrangers.[6][7][8][9]
A town was proclaimed in 1852, described at that time as 1½ square miles, within the County of Goulburn... bounded on the west by the Mullengandra Creek.
An Anglican Church was consecrated in 1876.[10] Mullengandra Post Office opened on 16 May 1888.[11]
The public school opened in 1871 and closed in 2017.[12][13]
