Holbrook, New South Wales

Holbrook
New South Wales
Holbrook town entry sign
Holbrook is located in New South Wales
Holbrook
Holbrook
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Coordinates35°43′06″S 147°19′04″E / 35.718204°S 147.317686°E / -35.718204; 147.317686
Population1,715 (2016 census)[1]
Established1836
Postcode(s)2644
Elevation289 m (948 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Greater Hume Shire Council
CountyGoulburn
State electorate(s)Albury
Federal division(s)Farrer
Localities around Holbrook:
Tarcutta
Culcairn Holbrook Tumbarumba
Albury

Holbrook is a small town in Southern New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Hume Highway, 384 kilometres (239 mi) by road North East of Melbourne[2] and 492 kilometres (306 mi) by road south-west of Sydney[3] between Tarcutta and Albury. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire which was established in May 2004 from the merger of Culcairn Shire with the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of the Hume Shire. At the 2016 census, Holbrook had a population of 1,715 people.[1] The district around Holbrook is renowned for local produce including merino wool, wheat and other grains, lucerne, fat cattle and lamb.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Holbrook (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 November 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Whereis NE search". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Whereis SW Search". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

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