Tilba, New South Wales

Central Tilba
New South Wales
A view of Central Tilba
Central Tilba is located in New South Wales
Central Tilba
Central Tilba
Coordinates36°19′S 150°04′E / 36.317°S 150.067°E / -36.317; 150.067
Population342 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2546
LGA(s)Eurobodalla Shire
State electorate(s)Bega
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro
Gulaga and Central Tilba
1NeTilba, New South Wales.
Tilba Rifle Brigade approx 1904–1906 Clem Bate officer in front. Taken in Main Street of Central Tilba
The Dromedary Hotel in 2024 (before 1936 it was called The Palace Hotel) Bate Street, Tilba

Central Tilba and Tilba Tilba are two villages near the Princes Highway in Eurobodalla Shire, New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Central Tilba and surrounding areas had a population of 342[2] (Tilba Tilba had 102).[3]

Central Tilba is located around 10 kilometres (6 mi) south south west of Narooma and is 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Bega.[4] The entire village is classified by the National Trust as the Central Tilba Conservation Area.[5]

Behind the towns sits Gulaga / Mount Dromedary, an extinct volcano which created the geological composition of the area, including the nearby Najanuka/Little Dromedary Mountain to the south.[6]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Central Tilba (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Central Tilba (suburb and locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 May 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tilba Tilba (suburb and locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 May 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
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  5. ^ "Central Tilba". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 10 September 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2006.
  6. ^ "Gulaga / Mt Dromedary Mining Heritage and Geology". Geological Sites of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 December 2021.