Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan
New South Wales
Queanbeyan; New South Wales
	Queanbeyan Council Chambers
	Queanbeyan Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°21′12″S 149°14′03″E / 35.35333°S 149.23417°E
Population	37,511 (2021 census)
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Established	1838
Elevation	576 m (1,890 ft)
Area	173 km2 (66.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Location	14.9 km (9 mi) SE of Canberra ; 272 km (169 mi) SW of Sydney ; 135 km (84 mi) NW of Batemans Bay ;
LGA(s)	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
County	Murray
Parish	Queanbeyan
State electorate(s)	Monaro
Federal division(s)	Eden-Monaro
	Localities around Queanbeyan:

Queanbeyan (/ˈkwiːnbiən/ KWEEN-bee-ən) is a city in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. At the 2021 census, the Queanbeyan part of the Canberra–Queanbeyan built-up area had a population of 37,511.^[1]

Queanbeyan's economy is based on light construction, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. Canberra, Australia's capital, is located 15 kilometres (9 miles) to the west, and Queanbeyan is a commuter town. The word Queanbeyan is the anglicised form of Quinbean, an Aboriginal word meaning "clear waters"^{[citation needed]}.

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