Wapengo is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia.[2] At the 2016 census, Wapengo had a population of 69.[1]

Wapengo New South Wales
Coastal scenery, Ness property
Wapengo
Coordinates	36°36′00″S 149°59′00″E
Population	69 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2550
Location	17 km (11 mi) NE of Bega
LGA(s)	Bega Valley Shire
State electorate(s)	Bega
Federal division(s)	Eden-Monaro

It adjoins Wapengo Lake, which has been home to oyster farming operations since the 1890s.[3]

Wapengo Public School operated from 1881 to 1925. It was half-time with Cuttagee from October 1893 to January 1895 and with Murrah from January 1905 to September 1907.[4]

Wapengo Post Office opened on 1 July 1919 and closed on 23 July 1971.[5]

Historian Manning Clark and his linguist wife Dymphna Clark lived on a property at Wapengo, "Ness" for many years.[6] A portrait of Manning Clark at Wapengo is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.[7]

Heritage listings

Wapengo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Reserve Road: Ness[6]

References

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