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Walleroobie Location in New South Wales
Population	100 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	2665
Location	497 km (309 mi) SW of Sydney 100 km (62 mi) NW of Wagga Wagga 25 km (16 mi) SE of Ardlethan
LGA(s)	Coolamon Shire Council
County	Bourke
State electorate(s)	Murrumbidgee
Federal Division(s)	Riverina

Walleroobie is a locality in the north-east part of the Riverina region of south-west New South Wales, Australia. It is situated, by road, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east of Cowabbie and 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Ardlethan.

My grandfather, Ernest Enoch Barker, built the original soldier settler cottages in Walleroobie from 1920 to 1927. He was paid £100 a room and £100 for the roof according to my mother.

At the 2006 census, Walleroobie had a population of 100.

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