Brackendale is a rural locality situated on the Riamukka Road about 29 kilometres south of Walcha, New South Wales

Walcha, New South Wales

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 and is included in the Walcha Shire Local Government Area

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 on the Northern Tablelands

Northern Tablelands, New South Wales

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 in Australia

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Brackendale was officially recognised as a locality in 1968 and currently comprises several houses and a church. The principal local industry is sheep and beef cattle breeding.

Orundumbi Post Office opened on 1 October 1892 and was renamed Brackendale in 1924.

The single-teacher Brackendale Public School closed in 1989.

In 2007, Brackendale and surrounding farms were quarantined following an outbreak of equine influenza..