Mingoola, New South Wales should not be confused with Mingoola, Queensland.
| Mingoola | |
| State: | nsw |
| Type: | town |
| Lga: | Tenterfield Shire |
| Coordinates: | -29.0067°N 151.5422°W |
| Postcode: | 4380 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pop: | 18 |
| Stategov: | Lismore |
| Fedgov: | New England |
| Dist1: | 714 |
| Dir1: | NNW |
| Location1: | Sydney |
| Dist2: | 312 |
| Dir2: | SW |
| Location2: | Brisbane |
| Dist3: | 244 |
| Dir3: | N |
| Location3: | Armidale |
| Dist4: | 57 |
| Dir4: | W |
| Location4: | Tenterfield |
Mingoola is a locality in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The locality is in the Tenterfield Shire local government area, on the Bruxner Highway and Mole River 714km (444miles) north west of the state capital, Sydney. At the, Mingoola had a population of 18.
In 2016, Mingoola was the site for a pioneering refugee resettlement program. The program involved the resettlement of refugees from Africa to live and work in Mingoola. The program has been seen as an opportunity for refugees and small rural communities alike.[1] However, by 2019, all of the refugees had left Mingoola due to drought making farming and farm jobs unviable, medical conditions that required being closer to specialists, and lack of water again due to the drought.[2]