Curraweela

Town in New South Wales, Australia

34°16′57″S 149°47′02″E / 34.28250°S 149.78389°E / -34.28250; 149.78389Population67 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)2580Elevation888 m (2,913 ft)Location

20 km (12 mi) N of Taralga
80 km (50 mi) S of Oberon
155 km (96 mi) NE of Canberra
61 km (38 mi) N of Goulburn
253 km (157 mi) W of Sydney

LGA(s)Upper Lachlan ShireRegionSouthern TablelandsCountyGeorgianaParishYalbraithState electorate(s)Goulburn Federal division(s)Hume

Localities around Curraweela:
Golspie	Porters Retreat
Yalbraith	Curraweela	Wiarborough
Yalbraith	Richlands	Wombeyan Caves

Curraweela is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.^[2]^[3] It lies about 20 km (12 mi) north of Taralga and about 80 km (50 mi) south Oberon on the road from Goulburn to Oberon and Bathurst. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 47.^[4] It had a school from 1878 to 1900, which was variously designated as a "half-time", "provisional" and "house to house" school.^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Curraweela (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Curraweela". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ "Curraweela". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Curraweela". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ "Curraweela school in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 23 March 2018.