Wallaroo, New South Wales

Wallaroo
Town
Church of St Sava at the New Kalenich Monastery, Wallaroo
Wallaroo
Coordinates: 35°08′08″S 149°00′38″E / 35.13556°S 149.01056°E / -35.13556; 149.01056
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
598 m (1,962 ft)
Population
 • Total576 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
2618
CountyMurray
ParishWallaroo
Localities around Wallaroo
Cavan Jeir Springrange
Mullion Wallaroo Hall
Uriarra Parkwood Belconnen (district)

Wallaroo is a rural locality in New South Wales close to the Australian Capital Territory. It lies north of the Australian Capital Territory border, north west of Hall, west of the Barton Highway, and east of the Murrumbidgee River. It is approximately 19 kilometres north-west of the Australian city of Canberra.[3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 576.[2]

The cadastral unit in the area is known as Wallaroo Parish.[4] Between 1981–1990, the Serbian Orthodox Church constructed the St. Sava monastery at Wallaroo. Established as the headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand, the church is modeled on the Kalenić monastery in Serbia, built in the 15th century.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wallaroo (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wallaroo (NSW)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Wallaroo". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-gmod83 map of area
  5. ^ "Saint Sava Monastery - Church "New Kalenich"". Retrieved 25 January 2015.

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