Talbingo, New South Wales

Talbingo
New South Wales
Overlooking the Talbingo golf course towards Jounama Dam (December 2005)
Talbingo is located in New South Wales
Talbingo
Talbingo
Coordinates35°34′0″S 148°18′0″E / 35.56667°S 148.30000°E / -35.56667; 148.30000
Population224 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2720
Elevation410 m (1,345 ft)
Location454 km (282 mi) SW of Sydney
LGA(s)Snowy Valleys Council
CountyWallace
State electorate(s)Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro

Talbingo is a small town in New South Wales, Australia at the edge of the Snowy Mountains on the Snowy Mountains Highway. The town is 410 metres above sea level. It is on the Tumut River, which has been inundated by Jounama Pondage.

Talbingo resident Jack Bridle, whose family were early European settlers of the area, suggests the name to be a corruption of the English word "tall" and the Aboriginal words "Binji", "Binge" or "Bingo" meaning belly. Mount Talbingo resembles the big belly of a man lying down.