Gundagai

Gundagai
New South Wales
Sheridan Street in 2019
Gundagai is located in New South Wales
Gundagai
Gundagai
Location in New South Wales
Map
Coordinates35°03′57″S 148°06′28″E / 35.065885°S 148.107695°E / -35.065885; 148.107695
Population2,057 (2021 census)[1]
Established1838
Postcode(s)2722
Elevation232 m (761 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
CountyClarendon
State electorate(s)Cootamundra
Federal division(s)Riverina
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.3 °C
72 °F
8.5 °C
47 °F
714.4 mm
28.1 in
Localities around Gundagai:
Reno Tucker Box Mingay
Gundagai
Tumblong South Gundagai South Gundagai

Gundagai /ˈɡʌndəɡ/[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]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gundagai (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 December 2022. Edit this at Wikidata Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
  3. ^ "Gundagai". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2008.