Baan Baa is located approximately 40 kilometres south east of Narrabri on the Kamilaroi Highway and 30 kilometres north west of Boggabri. Baan Baa was once a bustling railway village and the remains of its bygone era can be explicitly viewed when visiting the historic village of Baan Baa. It is primarily a grain terminal, feeding in from the rich grain country with cotton and grains being the main agricultural production. The Baan Baa area is also rich in coal deposits.

Not much remains of this once bustling railway village. Baan Baa boasts a very neat primary school, church, community hall and tennis courts as well as a cricket ground and historical pub. The sleepy town of Baan Baa starts to buzz during grain harvest.

It's not hard to strike up a yarn when you call into the 'local' for a few refreshments.

Baan Baa is pronounced "Barn - Bar" and its Aboriginal meaning is swim away.