Kangaloon, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia
34°33′S 150°32′E / 34.550°S 150.533°E / -34.550; 150.533Population206 (SAL 2021)[1]Postcode(s)2576Elevation814 m (2,671 ft)Location
  • 140 km (87 mi) SW of Sydney
  • 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Bowral
  • 57 km (35 mi) WSW of Wollongong
LGA(s)Wingecarribee ShireRegionSouthern HighlandsCountyCamdenParishMittagong, KangaloonState electorate(s)GoulburnFederal division(s)Whitlam
Localities around Kangaloon:
Glenquarry Mount Lindsey East Kangaloon
Glenquarry Kangaloon East Kangaloon
Burrawang Burrawang Robertson

Kangaloon /kæŋɡəluːn/ is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.

At the 2016 census, Kangaloon had a population of 151.[2] At the 2021 census, there were 206 residents.[3]

Etymology

Kangaloon is Aboriginal for "kangaroo landing ground".[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kangaloon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kangaloon". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "2021 Kangaloon, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Kangaloon". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
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