Town in New South Wales, Australia
Combaning New South Wales | |
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Silos at Combaning | |
Combaning | |
Coordinates | 34°27′31″S 147°40′56″E / 34.45861°S 147.68222°E / -34.45861; 147.68222 |
Population | 100 (2021 census) |
Postcode(s) | 2666 |
Elevation | 303 m (994 ft) |
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LGA(s) | Temora Shire |
County | Bland |
State electorate(s) | Cootamundra |
Federal division(s) | Riverina |
Combaning is a rural community in the north east part of the Riverina. By road it is about 3 kilometres west of Springdale and 13 kilometres east of Temora. At the 2021 census, Combaning had a population of 100 people.
The place name Combaning is derived from the local Aboriginal (Yuin) word meaning 'to hold water'.
Combaning railway station
A railway station on the branch line to Lake Cargelligo served the community between 1893 and 1975.
Preceding station | Former services | Following station | ||
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Temoratowards Lake Cargelligo | Lake Cargelligo Line | Springdaletowards Cootamundra |
Notes and references
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Combaning". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- "Combaning". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- Combaning station. NSWrail.net, retrieved 6 September 2009.