Menindee, New South Wales
| Menindee New South Wales | |||||||||
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Ah Chung's Bakehouse Gallery | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°23′33″S 142°25′05″E / 32.39250°S 142.41806°E | ||||||||
| Population | 537 (2021 census) | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2879 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 61.0 m (200 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Central Darling Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Menindee (derived from Minandichi, the original Indigenous name for Lake Menindee, and frequently but erroneously spelled "Menindie") is a small town in the far west of New South Wales, Australia, in Central Darling Shire, on the banks of the Darling River, with a sign-posted population of 980 and a 2021 census population of 537. Menindee was the first town to be established on the Darling River. There are two distinct theories for the derivation of the township’s name: (a) from the Barkindji word "minandichi" for the shallow ephemeral lake north-west of the present-day township; (b) from the Barkindji word 'milhthaka', meaning "yolk of an egg".