Wee Waa is Australia's Cotton Capital. The town is
within the Narrabri Shire local government area
and is on the Namoi River. Wee Waa is 41
kilometres north-west of Narrabri and 571
kilometres northwest of Sydney on the Kamilaroi
Highway. At the 2011 census, Wee Waa had a
population of 1,653,
Wee Waa is a mere 42 kilometres off the Newell
Highway, west of Narrabri, and is a gateway to the
far west centres of Walgett, Collarenebri, Lightning
Ridge Opal Fields and beyond.
The Wee Waa district has an average summer
minimum temperature of 17° and a maximum of
around 37°. Recorded average winter minimum
and maximum temperatures are 3° and 17°
respectively. The Wee Waa district can also expect
a rainfall level of approximately 635 millimetres in
one calendar year. It is 190 m above sea level.