Dawes (Parish), New South Wales

Dawes Parish, New South Wales in Central Darling Shire is a remote rural locality and civil parish of Yungnulgra County in far North West New South Wales.

The Parish has an arid landscape and the nearest town is Whitecliffs. The parish also has extremely hot summers and mild winters. Summers would usually exceed 36 °C. Winters are usually around 17 °C. The annual average rainfall is about249.7 mm which would make it a semi-arid climate except that its high evapotranspiration, or its aridity, makes it a desert climate. is almost unpopulated, with less than two inhabitants per square kilometer.