Coonong New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 30°32′0″S 145°07′0″E / 30.53333°S 145.11667°E |
Postcode(s) | 2840 |
Elevation | 100 m (328 ft) |
LGA(s) | Bourke Shire |
State electorate(s) | Barwon |
Federal division(s) | Parkes |
Coonong, New South Wales is a rural locality and civil parish of County of Landsborough [1] located to the west of the town of Louth, New South Wales. The parish is in Bourke Shire.
The traditional owners of the area are the Paruntiji, [2] meaning people belonging to the Paroo. Aboriginal people are known to have lived along the Paroo for at least 14,000 years (Robins, 1999).[ citation needed]
The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area, passing a few miles to the west.
The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. [3] The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert). [4]