[1] It is a quiet Riverina wheat town on the Burley Griffin Way, with characteristic silos, and functions primarily as a service centre for the surrounding agricultural area.

[5] Barellan was also the first town to have a Country Women's Association (CWA) rest house, built in 1924, the same year as the hotel.

Goolagong left Barellan to attend Willoughby Girls High School in Sydney where she developed her tennis-playing skills.

Goolagong unveiled the exact scale model of the wooden Dunlop racquet during Barellan's centenary celebrations on 3 October 2009.

Barellan is part of the RAP (Riverina Access Partnership) which allows the year 11 and 12 students to complete their HSC.