[Blog Post] Funny Australian Place Names

Like most countries, we have some funny place names. I would imagine when they were named they weren’t too funny but as language develops as does slang it makes for some funny signs.

Below is a list of some of the funny ones in Australia:

• Bald Knob (QLD)
• Blackbutt (QLD)
• Bobbin Head (NSW)
• Bogan Gate (NSW)
• Boinka (VIC)
• Bong Bong (NSW)
• Boobyalla (TAS)
• Broke (NSW)
• Burpengary (QLD)
• Burrumbuttock (NSW)
• Coffin Bay (SA)
• Come by chance (NSW)
• Dark Corner (NSW)
• Dicky Beach (QLD)
• Dismal Swamp (TAS)
• Dum Dum (NSW)
• Eggs and Bacon Bay (TAS)
• Gingin (WA)
• Grass Patch (WA)
• Humpty Doo (NT)
• Humpybong (Qld)
• Iron Knob (SA)
• Mooball (NSW)
• Nowhere Else (Tas)
• Pimpinbudgie (QLD)
• Poowong (VIC)
• Rooty Hill (NSW)
• Tittybong (VIC)
• Useless Loop (WA)
• Wee Waa (NSW)
• Wonglepong (Qld)
• Yorkeys Knob (Qld)