Leura, New South Wales

Leura
Blue MountainsNew South Wales
Leura's main street, Leura Mall, looking south-east
Leura is located in New South Wales
Leura
Leura
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Coordinates33°43′S 150°20′E / 33.717°S 150.333°E / -33.717; 150.333
Population4,503 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2780
Elevation985 m (3,232 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Blue Mountains
State electorate(s)Blue Mountains
Federal division(s)Macquarie
Suburbs around Leura:
Katoomba Blue Mountains National Park Wentworth Falls
Katoomba Leura Wentworth Falls
Katoomba Jamison Valley Wentworth Falls

Leura (postcode: 2780) is a suburb in the City of Blue Mountains local government area that is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the series of small towns stretched along the Main Western railway line and Great Western Highway that bisects the Blue Mountains National Park. Leura is situated adjacent to Katoomba, the largest centre in the upper mountains, and the two towns merge along Leura's western edge.[2]

  1. ^ "Leura - 2021 Census". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ Blue Mountains Tourist Map, Eighth Edition, 1988, New South Wales Government