Gundagai New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°03′57″S 148°06′28″E / 35.065885°S 148.107695°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 2,057 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1838 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2722 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
County | Clarendon | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
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Gundagai /ˈɡʌndəɡaɪ/[2] is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Although a small town, Gundagai is a popular topic for writers and has become a representative icon of a typical Australian country town.[3] Located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong, Honeysuckle, Kimo, Mooney Mooney, Murrumbidgee and Tumut mountain ranges, Gundagai is 390 kilometres (240 mi) south-west of Sydney. Until 2016, Gundagai was the administrative centre of Gundagai Shire local government area. In the 2021 census, the population of Gundagai was 2,057.[1]