Goolgowi

Goolgowi
New South Wales
Comdo Street, Goolgowi
Goolgowi
Coordinates33°58′0″S 145°42′0″E / 33.96667°S 145.70000°E / -33.96667; 145.70000
Population402 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)2652
Location
LGA(s)Carrathool Shire
CountyNicholson
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal division(s)Farrer

Goolgowi /ˈɡʊlɡi/ is a small town located in western New South Wales, Australia, around 650 kilometres (400 mi) west of Sydney via the Mid-Western Highway and is the administrative centre of Carrathool Shire. At the 2016 census, Goolgowi had a population of 402.

The town water is supplied via a bore and there is a separate non-potable water supply to each household. It has a primary school and a 25-metre (27 yd) public swimming pool. Other services include a general store, service station, ex-serviceman's club, hotel, two motels, several mechanical workshops and a metal fabrication/engineering business.

The horse racing trainer, T. J. Smith was raised in Goolgowi.