Collie, New South Wales
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Collie is a village and parish in central New South Wales
, Australia. The town is located in Warren Shire
and on the Oxley Highway
, 522 kilometres (324.4 mi) north west of the state capital, Sydney
. At the 2006 census
, Collie and the surrounding area had a population of 109. The name, Collie, could have derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "water".
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia. The town is located in Warren Shire
Warren Shire
Warren Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell and Oxley Highways. It is a wool and cotton growing area.Warren Shire includes Warren and Nevertire....
and on the Oxley Highway
Oxley Highway
The Oxley Highway is a rural highway in New South Wales, Australia. It starts at Nevertire where it joins the Mitchell Highway. It links Warren, Gilgandra, Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, Carroll, Tamworth, Bendemeer, Walcha, Yarrowitch, Ellenborough, Long Flat, Wauchope and ends at Port Macquarie on the...
, 522 kilometres (324.4 mi) north west of the state capital, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Collie and the surrounding area had a population of 109. The name, Collie, could have derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "water".