Brogo (36°32′43.51″S 149°48′26″E / 36.5454194°S 149.80722°E), New South Wales, Australia, is a locality 15 km North of the town of Bega, in Bega Valley Shire. It consisting of mainly farmland, rural residential dwellings and National Parks. At the 2021 census, Brogo had a population of 581 people.[1]
Brogo New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 36°32′43.51″S 149°48′26″E / 36.5454194°S 149.80722°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 581 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2550 | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Bega Valley Shire | ||||||||||||||
Region | Sapphire Coast | ||||||||||||||
County | Auckland County | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Brogo | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Monaro | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Division of Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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The locality is bounded by Wadbilliga National Park on the West and Mumbulla Mountain on the east. The Princess Highway passes through, following the Brogo River through the Brogo locality.
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census, there were 581 people in Brogo. 77.6 of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, Switzerland 1.5%, New Zealand 1.0%, Wales 0.7% and Argentina 0.7%. Brogo's Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander population is 6%. 89.3% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 53.4%, Anglican 14.5% and Catholic 12.2%.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brogo". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 August 2024.