Mullengandra, New South Wales

Mullengandra is a village community in the south east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 7 kilometres north east of Bowna and 8 kilometres south west of Woomargama. The town is on the Hume Highway north of Albury.^[3]

Mullengandra New South Wales
Mullengandra
Coordinates	35°52′37″S 147°10′50″E
Population	122 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	2644[2]
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Location	7 km (4 mi) from Bowna 8 km (5 mi) from Woomargama
LGA(s)	Greater Hume Shire Council
County	Goulburn
State electorate(s)	Albury

At the 2016 census the town had a population of 320,^[4] with an average income of $823.^[5]

History

In the 1850s the town was troubled with Bushrangers.^[6][7][8][9]

A town was proclaimed in 1852, described at that time as 1½ square miles, within the County of Goulburn... bounded on the west by the Mullengandra Creek.

An Anglican Church was consecrated in 1876.^[10] Mullengandra Post Office opened on 16 May 1888.^[11]

The public school opened in 1871 and closed in 2017.^[12][13]

The town's churches and pub have also closed recently.