Bendemeer is a village of 485 people on the Macdonald River in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated at the junction of the New England and Oxley Highways. The original inhabitants of the land were Indigenous Australians of the Kamilaroi clan. The first European settlement was in 1834, with the establishment of a sheep station at a river crossing on what would become the McDonald River. By 1851 a small village had grown around the station, which was known as McDonald River.
Population: 485 (2006 census)
Postcode(s): 2355
Elevation: 815 m (2,674 ft)
Location: 40 km (25 mi) north of Tamworth · 452 km (281 mi) north of Sydney
County: Inglis
LGA(s): Tamworth Regional Council
State electorate(s): Tamworth · Northern Tablelands
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