Trangie
New South Wales
The main street of Trangie
Trangie is located in New South Wales
Trangie
Trangie
Coordinates32°02′0″S 147°59′0″E / 32.03333°S 147.98333°E / -32.03333; 147.98333
Population1,188 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2823
Elevation215 m (705 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Narromine Shire
State electorate(s)Dubbo
Federal division(s)Parkes
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
24.7 °C
76 °F
10.8 °C
51 °F
499.9 mm
19.7 in

Trangie is a town in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is on the Mitchell Highway 485 kilometres (301 mi) north west of the state capital Sydney. It is part of Narromine Shire local government area.[2] At the 2016 census, Trangie had a population of 1,188.[1] Trangie is on the Main Western railway line, New South Wales

Economy

The Trangie Research Centre is "one of the largest broadacre agricultural research centres in Australia".[3]

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 1,188 people in Trangie.

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 21.9% of the population.
  • 83.9% of people were born in Australia and 89.4% of people spoke only English at home.
  • The most common responses for religion were Catholic 28.0%, Anglican 27.8% and no religion 16.0%.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Trangie Research Station AWS (1922–2020); 215 m AMSL; 31.99° S, 147.95° E
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 46.1
(115.0)
47.0
(116.6)
40.9
(105.6)
36.0
(96.8)
29.4
(84.9)
24.7
(76.5)
24.0
(75.2)
30.1
(86.2)
38.6
(101.5)
41.1
(106.0)
45.0
(113.0)
45.6
(114.1)
47.0
(116.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.6
(92.5)
32.3
(90.1)
29.4
(84.9)
24.5
(76.1)
19.9
(67.8)
16.1
(61.0)
15.4
(59.7)
17.4
(63.3)
21.1
(70.0)
25.4
(77.7)
29.0
(84.2)
31.9
(89.4)
24.7
(76.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
18.5
(65.3)
15.8
(60.4)
11.3
(52.3)
7.2
(45.0)
4.5
(40.1)
3.2
(37.8)
4.0
(39.2)
6.4
(43.5)
10.4
(50.7)
13.8
(56.8)
16.7
(62.1)
10.9
(51.6)
Record low °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)
7.2
(45.0)
4.0
(39.2)
−1.0
(30.2)
−1.7
(28.9)
−5.0
(23.0)
−5.4
(22.3)
−8.0
(17.6)
−3.5
(25.7)
0.1
(32.2)
1.6
(34.9)
6.2
(43.2)
−8.0
(17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.3
(2.10)
50.4
(1.98)
47.3
(1.86)
39.6
(1.56)
36.7
(1.44)
37.2
(1.46)
34.3
(1.35)
31.9
(1.26)
32.1
(1.26)
45.2
(1.78)
44.6
(1.76)
42.3
(1.67)
494.9
(19.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 5.9 5.3 5.5 4.9 6.0 7.2 8.0 6.7 6.2 6.9 6.1 5.9 74.6
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 33 36 37 41 50 58 57 49 44 33 33 29 42
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[4]

Sport

Trangie Magpies formerly played in the Castlereagh Cup rugby league competition. Tennis player Lesley Turner Bowrey was born here in 1942, as well as rugby league player Justin Carney.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Trangie (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ◾Atchison, J F. “The Counties of New South Wales.” The Australian Surveyor, vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 1980, pp. 39–42.
  3. Welcome to Narromine Shire, narromine.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. "TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

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