[2] The name is also applied to the surrounding area, for postal and statistical purposes.

[5] The village grew as a result of the completion of the Stockinbingal-Parkes railway line.

[7] A sale of Crown Lands was subsequently held in Young on 8 August 1917[8] at which all but six of the 29 lots offered were sold.

According to C. A. Irish, the name "Bribbaree" is derived from "Boorri-Boolla", a combination of "Boorri" meaning "boy" and "Boollo", "two", from a nearby rock formation.

[10] A monument to the five soldiers from Bribbaree who died in World War I was erected in 1921–1922.