Wollogorang, New South Wales

Wollogorang New South Wales
Wollogorang homestead
Wollogorang Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	34°52′57″S 149°31′02″E
Population	49 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	2581
Elevation	754 m (2,474 ft)
Location	35 km (22 mi) SW of Goulburn 61 km (38 mi) NE of Canberra 219 km (136 mi) SW of Sydney
LGA(s)	Goulburn Mulwaree Council Upper Lachlan Shire Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council
Region	Southern Tablelands
County	Argyle
Parish	Wologorong Tarago
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal division(s)	Hume
Localities around Wollogorang: Breadalbane Parkesbourne Yarra Breadalbane Wollogorang Yarra Collector Currawang Currawang

Wollogorang is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire and Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. A small part of the locality is in Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council. It is located about 35 km southwest of Goulburn and 61 km northeast of Canberra.^[2] It lies on both sides of the Federal Highway and on the southern side of the Hume Highway. They intersect nearby to the northeast in the locality of Yarra. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 49.^[3]

A significant natural feature of the locality is the Wollogorang Lagoon. Wollogorang Road and Thornford Road are other roads in the area.

History

The Wologorong area was first inhabited by the Gundungurra people^[4] and by the mid 1840s the NSW colonial government had granted numerous land grants in the area, beginning white settlement.

Wologorong homestead was the centre of a major pastoral property that was established in the 19th century.^[5] The socialite Sheila Chisholm, who was a friend of George VI and Edward VIII was born and brought up there.^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wollogorang (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Wollogorang". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wollogorang". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
4. Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Gandangara (NSW)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.
5. "Wollogorang Homestead, Goulburn, NSW - October 1987". Flickr. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
6. Wainwright, Robert Wainright (2014). Sheila: The Australian Beauty Who Bewitched British Society. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781743311318.