Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales
| Lake Cargelligo New South Wales | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°17′54″S 146°22′26″E / 33.29833°S 146.37389°E | ||||||||
| Population | 1,430 (2021 census) | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2672 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Lachlan Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Lake Cargelligo (/kɑːrˈdʒɛlɪɡoʊ/) is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, on Lake Cargelligo. It is in Lachlan Shire. Its name is said to be a corruption of the Aboriginal word kartjellakoo meaning 'he had a coolamon'. Alternatively it is derived from Wiradjuri and Ngiyambaa "gajal" for water container with suffix "lugu" for "her" or "his". At the 2021 census, Lake Cargelligo had a population of 1,430. It had an Indigenous population of 257 (18%) and other Australian-born population of 1,153 (together 80.6% of the population).