Type: | suburb |
Bangalee | |
State: | nsw |
Coordinates: | -34.8428°N 150.5517°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New South Wales |
Lga: | City of Shoalhaven |
County: | Camden |
Parish: | Illaroo |
Region: | South Coast |
Postcode: | 2541 |
Pop: | 657 |
Elevation: | 53 |
Stategov: | Kiama |
Fedgov: | Gilmore |
Dist1: | 163 |
Dir1: | S |
Location1: | Sydney |
Dist2: | 8 |
Dir2: | NW |
Location2: | Nowra |
Dist3: | 21 |
Dir3: | SW |
Location3: | Berry |
Near-N: | Cambewarra |
Near-Ne: | Cambewarra |
Near-E: | North Nowra |
Near-Se: | North Nowra |
Near-S: | North Nowra |
Near-Sw: | Watersleigh |
Near-W: | Tapitallee |
Near-Nw: | Cambewarra |
Bangalee is a suburb of Nowra in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.[1] It lies north of the Shoalhaven about 7 km to the northwest of Nowra. At the, it had a population of 657.
Bangalee is an Aboriginal name meaning "sandy beach" and was the original name for the Shoalhaven River. Bangalee was also a name "used by Cliff Richards for his pleasure grounds which were situated near where [Bengalee] Creek runs into the Shoalhaven River".