Winmalee New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°40′21″S 150°37′08″E / 33.67250°S 150.61889°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 6,202 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2777 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 310 m (1,017 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Blue Mountains | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Blue Mountains | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
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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.