Goonumbla, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Goonumbla
State:nsw
Lga:Parkes Shire
Postcode:2870
Pop:350
Coordinates:-32.9333°N 148.2422°W
Stategov:Dubbo
Fedgov:Calare
Dist1:382
Dir1:WNW
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:97
Dir2:SW
Location2:Dubbo
Dist3:24
Dir3:N
Location3:Parkes

Goonumbla is a bounded rural locality in Parkes Shire, Central, New South Wales. Goonumbla is about 299km west-northwest of NSW's capital city of Sydney,[1] [2] and is on the Parkes–Narromine railway line. The population is about 320. The suburb of Alec town is to the east and Parkes township is 10 km to the south.

Goonumbla was first opened up during the Gold Rush, but has since become predominantly Agricultural in nature. The railway station has closed.

Notes and References

  1. http://goonumbla.postcodez.com.au/postcode/nsw/goonumbla Goonumbla
  2. http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/cw-slopes-and-plains/goonumbla Goonumbla