Curraweela

Curraweela
Town
Curraweela Location in New South Wales
Coordinates: 34°16′57″S 149°47′02″E / 34.28250°S 149.78389°E / -34.28250; 149.78389
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Southern Tablelands
LGA	Upper Lachlan Shire
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
Government
• State electorate	Goulburn
• Federal division	Riverina
Elevation	888 m (2,913 ft)
Population
• Total	67 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode	2580
County	Georgiana
Parish	Yalbraith
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.^[3][4] 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.^[5] It had a school from 1878 to 1900, which was variously designated as a "half-time", "provisional" and "house to house" school.^[6]

References

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