Gunning, New South Wales
Gunning is a small town on the Old Hume Highway, between Goulburn and Yass in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, about 260 km south-west of Sydney and 75 km north of the national capital, Canberra. Nearby towns and cities are Cullerin, Gundaroo, Dalton, Yass, Murrumbateman and Goulburn.
| Gunning New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Gunning's high street | |||||||||||||||
Gunning | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′57″S 149°15′59″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 659 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1821 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2581 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 566 m (1,857 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Upper Lachlan Shire | ||||||||||||||
| County | King | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Gunning | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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At the 2021 census, Gunning had a population of 820. The Shire of Gunning (which was amalgamated into Upper Lachlan Shire in 2004) had a population of 2,280. The Gunning Wind Farm has been established to the town's northeast, and is visible from the Hume Highway.
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