Northangera

Town in New South Wales, Australia
35°27′40″S 149°54′36″E / 35.46111°S 149.91000°E / -35.46111; 149.91000Population43 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)2622Location
  • 15 km (9 mi) E of Braidwood
  • 100 km (62 mi) E of Canberra
LGA(s)Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional CouncilRegionSouthern TablelandsCountySt VincentParishBudawangState electorate(s)MonaroFederal division(s)Eden-Monaro
Localities around Northangera:
Braidwood Mongarlowe Budawang
Braidwood Northangera Budawang
Reidsdale Monga Monga

Northangera is a locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Region, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. The name Northangera was assigned on 13 July 2001.[2][3] It lies on the Kings Highway about 100 km east of Canberra and 15 km east of Braidwood. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 43.[1]

The area now known as Northangera lies on the traditional lands of Walbanga people,[4] a group of Yuin.

It had a "half-time" School from 1921 to 1931.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Northangera". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Northangera". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Northangera". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Tindale Tribes - Walbanga". archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Northangera Half-Time School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2018.


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