Bilbul, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bilbul New South Wales
The Bilbul General Store
Bilbul Location in New South Wales
Population	672 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	2680
Location	563 km (350 mi) from Sydney 10 km (6 mi) from Griffith 6 km (4 mi) from Yoogali 6 km (4 mi) from Yenda
LGA(s)	City of Griffith
County	Cooper
State electorate(s)	Murray
Federal Division(s)	Riverina

Bilbul is a village in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 6 kilometres north-east of Griffith and 6 kilometres south-west of Yenda. Bilbul was named in honor of William T Bull, an early landowner from the 1880s. The William Bull Brewery is located at Bilbul and named after William Bull, and thus indirectly also after Bilbul. The town had a population at the 2011 census census of 672 people.

The head office of De Bortoli Wines, the makers of wine brands such as Noble One, a Botrytis Semillon, is at Bilbul.

Bilbul Post Office opened on 6 November 1922.

Bilbul Public School was closed down in October 2011 after enrolments fell to an all-time low. After over 80 years of operation, Bilbul lost its general store on March 31, 2017.