Bilbul, New South Wales
| Bilbul New South Wales | |
|---|---|
The Bilbul General Store | |
| Coordinates | 34°16′30″S 146°9′0″E / 34.27500°S 146.15000°E |
| Population | 586 (2021 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2680 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | City of Griffith |
| County | Cooper |
| State electorate(s) | Murray |
| Federal division(s) | Farrer |
Bilbul is a village in the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies 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 2021 census census of 586 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 closed in October 2011 after enrolments fell to an all-time low. After over 80 years of operation, the Bilbul Store closed its doors on 31 March 2017.