Population 238 (2011 census) LGA(s) Federation Council State electorate(s) Murray Postal code 2646 Federal division Division of Farrer | Postcode(s) 2646 County Urana Elevation 128 m Local time Wednesday 10:47 AM | |
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Location 615 km (382 mi) SW of Sydney
335 km (208 mi) NW of Melbourne
144 km (89 mi) SW of Wagga Wagga
61 km (38 mi) NW of Corowa Weather 23°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Oaklands is a town in the Riverina district of southern New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 615 kilometres south west of the state capital, Sydney and 105 kilometres north west of Albury. Oaklands is in the Federation Council local government area and at the 2011 census, had a population of 238.
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Map of Oaklands NSW 2646, Australia
The earliest settlement in the district of Oaklands was by the Tyson brothers, James and William, in 1846. Oaklands Post Office opened on 16 June 1890.
The major industry in the Oaklands region is agriculture, including the production of wheat and rice and is a major grain handling area. It is the home of the Oaklands Diuris, a threatened native orchid that is currently only found in the Oaklands region.
Rail
A standard gauge branch line from the New South Wales Government Railways Main South line at The Rock was extended from Lockhart to Oaklands in 1912.
A broad gauge branch line from the Victorian Railways North East line at Benalla was extended from Yarrawonga to Oaklands in 1938, creating a break-of-gauge until the New South Wales line was closed south of Boree Creek. There are several stations between Yarrawonga and Oaklands.
With the conversion of the North East railway to Albury to standard gauge in 2008, the Oaklands branch railway was for a time a gauge orphan. After much lobbying, the 113 kilometres (70 mi) branch was converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in).
Oaklands is located 313 km from Melbourne and 675 km from Sydney.