Demographics

Menindee is approximately 13316.33 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Menindee was 551. The population is 53% male and 47% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Menindee are $0 to $299. The most common weekly income bracket is $150 to $299 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $0 to $74.

Description

Menindee, is a small town in the far west of New South Wales, Australia, in Central Darling Shire, on the banks of the Darling River, with a sign- posted population of 980 and a 2011 census population of 449. Menindee is located where the transcontinental railway line crosses the Darling River. The railway line is about 900 km west of Sydney and about 110 kilometres south-east of Broken Hill. Menindee is a tiny outback settlement which is famous for two things: it was the last place where the Burke and Wills expedition stayed before heading north into the unchartered outback and the Menindee Lakes are an inland wonderland and a vital source of water for the surrounding citrus orchards and vegetable farms. Menindee is also surrounded by some 20 lakes which exist in an inhospitable desert environment.