Leura Blue Mountains, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°43′S 150°20′E / 33.717°S 150.333°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,503 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2780 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 985 m (3,232 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Blue Mountains | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Blue Mountains | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
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Leura (postcode: 2780) is a suburb in the City of Blue Mountains local government area that is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the series of small towns stretched along the Main Western railway line and Great Western Highway that bisects the Blue Mountains National Park. Leura is situated adjacent to Katoomba, the largest centre in the upper mountains, and the two towns merge along Leura's western edge.[2]