Hilarious Aussie Town Names

Because I love making fun of other cultures, here's a list of the funniest towns I've found in Australia. Of course, other countries have funny names too (There are no less than 6 places in the US named 'Blue Ball'), but since I'm not in any other country, let's have fun at the Aussie's expense. They can take it.

10 - Tuggeranong, ACT : The only weirdly named place in the Australia Capital Territory, though to be fair, the ACT is only 910 sq miles (2,358 sq km). I would also like to point out that the official faunal emblem for the ACT is the gang-gang cockatoo, and that the ACT is "very lax in its recreational drug laws". That really does explain the cockatoo.

9 - Mirrabooka, WA : There are actually 2 Mirrabooka's, one in Western Australia, and one more in New South Wales. Scholars can't agree on whether this name refers to the Aboriginal name for the Southern Cross, or whether it means "the dog died here". Seriously? You'd think they'd be able to tell if the interpreter was pointing to the ground or the sky when they named it.

8 - Wangaratta, VIC : This just sounds like some horrible disease I never want to get.

7 - Wollongong, NSW : A suburb of Sydney, Wollongong has the distinction of being the only place called Wollongong.

6 - Booragoon, WA : I just like any place that has the word GOON in it. It's got a good ring to it. GOOOOOOOOOOON.

5 - Dubbo, NSW : Dubbo is located 400km away from Sydney, and they have an annual show called the Dubbo National Steer Hoof and Hook Show. In this show, they judge live and led cattle (hoof) or, and I'm not kidding, un-led and dead cattle(hook). I'm just going to have to assume the people in Dubbo are insane.

4 - Indooroopilly, QLD : Aboriginal for "gully of the leeches". Sounds just like the type of place I'd like to set up a town.

3 - Woy Woy, NSW : Woy Woy has been named the "largest above-ground cemetery in the world", a title which they proudly wear. I'm actually beginning to think that it's not just Dubbo that has crazy people.

2 - Wagga Wagga, NSW : Aussies seem to love double naming their towns for some reason. I'm gonna start saying I'm in Brisbane Brisbane, heading into Sydney Sydney. I'm getting a headache headache.

1 - 1770, QLD : Not "funny" per se, but I'm pretty sure this is the only town in the world that is actually a number. Oddly enough, with a population of only 250 or so, and reachable only by 2 roads, it gets a surprisingly large number of outside visitors who come for the fishing and water activites. That's all I have to say about 1770. What?