Bimbi Flood Study Final Report Volume 1

Bimbi is located in the Weddin Shire Council Local Government Area (LGA) in Central West NSW. According to the 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, the suburb of Bimbi has a population of 114 people. It predominately consists of rural residential properties, with the exception of the Rural Fire Service (RFS) building on the corner of Caldwell Street and Young Street. The closest service town to Bimbi is Grenfell, located approximately 30 km north-east via Mary Gilmore Way. Burrangong Creek runs through Bimbi in an east-to-west direction. It is located to the south of (and runs approximately parallel to) Mary Gilmore Way. This creek system extends as far upstream as the town of Young, approximately 50 km to the south-east of Bimbi.