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Postcode(s)
  
2588

Population
  
305 (2011 census)

Federal division
  
Division of Hume

State electorate(s)
  
Cootamundra

Postal code
  
2588

Local time
  
Saturday 9:32 AM

LGA(s)
  
Gundagai Council

Wallendbeen

Location
  
362 km (225 mi) SW of Sydney 147 km (91 mi) NW of Canberra 113 km (70 mi) NE of Wagga Wagga 20 km (12 mi) NE of Cootamundra

Weather
  
17°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 56% Humidity

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Wallendbeen is a small town in southern New South Wales, Australia, administered by Gundagai Council. At the 2011 census, Wallendbeen and the surrounding area had a population of 305. The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for "stony hill".

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Map of Wallendbeen NSW 2588, Australia

The town is located on the intersection of the Olympic Highway and the Burley Griffin Way and on the Sydney–Melbourne railway, opened to Wallendbeen in 1877. Wheat is an important industry for the area. It has a fine oval, which has supported a cricket club since 1887. Wallendbeen Post Office opened on 1 July 1885.

It is now becoming a dormitory suburb of Cootamundra.

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References

Wallendbeen Wikipedia