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Brewarrina

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Brewarrina is a town on the banks of the Barwon River in northwest New South Wales, 800 kilometres southwest of Brisbane and 800 kilometres northwest of Sydney.

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Brewarrina is a town on the banks of the Barwon River in northwest New South Wales, 800 kilometres southwest of Brisbane and 800 kilometres northwest of Sydney.

For more information, see: 

Traditional owners

Ngemba, Ualarai, Murrawarri and Wailwan Aboriginal people

Languages

Ngemba, Ualarai, Murrawarri, Kimilaroi, Baranbinja, Koama, Wailwan, Kula

Population

1,357

51.4% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Brewarrina

Indigenous man with green hat and grey t-shirt writes on a paper as an Indigenous woman in red and black apparel points at the paper. Another Indigenous woman sits on a couch in the background.

Increasing adult literacy in Brewarrina, NSW

06 September 2017

Indigenous Literacy Day is a day we celebrate Indigenous culture and focus on adult literacy rates in Indigenous communities. In the Western NSW communities of Brewarrina and Walgett, an adult literacy campaign has led to improved literacy rates and increased employment opportunities, confidence and self-esteem.