Beelbangera is a town in the north west of the Riverina

Riverina

The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...

 and situated about 2 kilometres north-east from Griffith

Griffith, New South Wales

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 and about 7 kilometres south-west of Yenda

Yenda, New South Wales

Yenda is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located about 16km east of Griffith, 45 kilometres north of Narrandera, and 450km west of Sydney in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of Southern NSW...

. At the 2006 census

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 Beelbangera had a population of 305 people.

The place name Beelbangera is derived from the local Aboriginal

Indigenous Australians

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word meaning "Native Companion".

Beelbangera Post Office opened on 1 September 1919.