Winmalee, New South Wales

Winmalee
New South Wales
View from Hawkesbury Lookout, Hawkesbury Heights
Winmalee is located in New South Wales
Winmalee
Winmalee
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Coordinates33°40′21″S 150°37′08″E / 33.67250°S 150.61889°E / -33.67250; 150.61889
Population6,202 (2016 census)[1]
Established1972
Postcode(s)2777
Elevation310 m (1,017 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Blue Mountains
State electorate(s)Blue Mountains
Federal division(s)Macquarie
Localities around Winmalee:
Faulconbridge Yarramundi Hawkesbury Heights
Faulconbridge Winmalee Hawkesbury Heights
Springwood Springwood Hawkesbury Heights

Winmalee is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Winmalee is located 77 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD, in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. At the 2011 census, Winmalee had a population of 6,593.[2]

Originally known as North Springwood, Winmalee was officially established in 1972. Springwood is historically significant as the first European settlement in the Blue Mountains. Winmalee is surrounded by Blue Mountains National Park. This National Park is on the World Heritage List and is known as the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site. The Blue Mountains area is unofficially known as "The City Within a World Heritage National Park". Winmalee extends from Birdwood Avenue and Paulwood Avenue to Coramandel Avenue and east to a point part-way along Singles Ridge Road.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Winmalee (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Winmalee (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2014. Edit this at Wikidata