Collie, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Collie
State:nsw
Lga:Warren Shire
Postcode:2827
Pop:194
Stategov:Barwon
Fedgov:Calare
Dist1:522
Dir1:NW
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:100
Dir2:N
Location2:Dubbo
Dist3:36
Dir3:W
Location3:Gilgandra

Collie is a village and parish in central New South Wales, Australia. The town is located in Warren Shire and on the Oxley Highway, 522km (324miles) north west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2016 census, Collie and the surrounding area had a population of 194. The name, Collie, could have derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "water".