Bilbul, New South Wales facts for kids
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The Bilbul General Store
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 Bilbul
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| Population | 586 (2021 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2680 |
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| LGA(s) | City of Griffith |
| County | Cooper |
| State electorate(s) | Murray |
| Federal Division(s) | Riverina |
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, Bilbul Store, notably owned by Robyn and Peter Catlin closed its doors on March 31, 2017.
