Bungendore New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°15′0″S 149°27′0″E / 35.25000°S 149.45000°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,745 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1837 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2621 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 700 m (2,297 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
County | Murray | ||||||||||||||
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State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Bungendore is a town in the Queanbeyan Region of New South Wales, Australia, in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. It is on the Kings Highway near Lake George, the Molonglo River Valley and the Australian Capital Territory border. It has become a major tourist centre in recent years, popular with visitors from Canberra and some of it has heritage protection. It has expanded rapidly in recent years as a dormitory town of Canberra.