| Parkes New South Wales | |||||||||
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 A statue of Sir Henry Parkes, the town's namesake | |||||||||
  Parkes | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°08′0″S 148°10′0″E / 33.13333°S 148.16667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 9,832 (2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1873 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2870 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft)[2] | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Parkes Shire | ||||||||
| County | Ashburnham | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Orange | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||
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Parkes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the main settlement in the local government area of Parkes Shire. Parkes had a population of 9,832 at the 2021 census.[1]
Parkes is part of the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people, the largest language group in NSW with a country of more than 120,000 square kilometres.
- ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Parkes (Macarthur Street)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.