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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)