Wallaroo, New South Wales

Wallaroo
New South Wales
Church of St Sava at the New Kalenich Monastery, Wallaroo
Wallaroo is located in New South Wales
Wallaroo
Wallaroo
Coordinates35°08′08″S 149°00′38″E / 35.13556°S 149.01056°E / -35.13556; 149.01056
Population576 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2618
Elevation598 m (1,962 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Yass Valley Shire
CountyMurray
ParishWallaroo
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro
Localities around Wallaroo:
Cavan Jeir Springrange
Mullion Wallaroo Hall
Uriarra Parkwood Belconnen (district)
Aerial view of Wallaroo, from north west with Canberra in the background

Wallaroo is a rural locality in New South Wales close to the Australian Capital Territory. It lies north of the Australian Capital Territory border, north west of Hall, west of the Barton Highway, and east of the Murrumbidgee River. It is approximately 19 kilometres north-west of the Australian city of Canberra.[2] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 576.[1]

The cadastral unit in the area is known as Wallaroo Parish.[3] Between 1981–1990, the Serbian Orthodox Church constructed the St. Sava monastery at Wallaroo. Established as the headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand, the church is modeled on the Kalenić monastery in Serbia, built in the 15th century.[4]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wallaroo (NSW)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 July 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Wallaroo". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-gmod83 map of area
  4. ^ "Saint Sava Monastery - Church "New Kalenich"". Retrieved 25 January 2015.