Bourke is a town in the north-west of New South Wales, Australia. The administrative centre and largest town in Bourke Shire, Bourke is approximately 800 kilometres (500Â mi) north-west of the state capital, Sydney, on the south bank of the Darling River. It is also situated:
- 137 kilometres south of Barringun and the Queensland – New South Wales Border
- 256 kilometres (159 mi) south of Cunnamulla
- 454 kilometres (282 mi) south of Charleville
