Pilliga is a village 105 km west of Narrabri

Narrabri, New South Wales

Narrabri is a town and seat of Narrabri Shire Council Local Government Area in the North West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia. Narrabri is situated on the Namoi River and lies northwest of Sydney. It sits on the junction of the Kamilaroi Highway and the Newell Highway...

 in the North West Plains section of the New England

New England (Australia)

New England or New England North West is the name given to a generally undefined region about 60 kilometres inland, that includes the Northern Tablelands and the North West Slopes regions in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia.-History:The region has been occupied by Indigenous...

 region of New South Wales

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

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Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The village is within Narrabri Shire Local Government Area.

It is located near the Pilliga Forest

Pilliga forest

The State Forests of The Pilliga, commonly known as the Pilliga Scrub , constitute some 3000 km2 of semi-arid woodland in temperate north-central New South Wales, Australia...

, which supports a rich assortment of bird life and a significant timber harvesting industry. 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,...

, Pilliga had a population of 273 people. The place name is derived from an aboriginal word for 'swamp oaks'. Pilliga Post Office opened on 1 January 1867.

In 1902 the Pilliga Artesian

Artesian aquifer

An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater under positive pressure. This causes the water level in a well to rise to a point where hydrostatic equilibrium has been reached. This type of well is called an artesian well...

 Bore Baths were constructed as a permanent town water supply. These baths have become a popular swimming and therapeutic spot for residents and visitors. The water temperature of the Pilliga Bore is 37 degrees.

The village has a store, police station, post office and school which has about 16 enrolled pupils.

The book 'A Million Wild Acres

A Million Wild Acres

A Million Wild Acres: 200 years of man and an Australian forest' is a non-fiction book written by Eric Charles Rolls . It was first published in Melbourne by Nelson in 1981...

' by Eric Rolls, provides extensive information about the history and environment of the Pilliga area.

Another point of interest regarding the Pilliga region is the Yowie

Yowie (cryptid)

Yowie is the term for an unidentified hominid reputed to lurk in the Australian wilderness. It is an Australian cryptid similar to the Himalayan Yeti and the North American Bigfoot....

, which has reportedly been frequenting the area since well before European settlement.