Oallen

Town in New South Wales, Australia
35°08′21″S 149°56′36″E / 35.13917°S 149.94333°E / -35.13917; 149.94333Population145 (SAL 2021)[1]Postcode(s)2622Elevation538 m (1,765 ft)Location
  • 60 km (37 mi) SE of Goulburn
  • 97 km (60 mi) NE of Canberra
  • 83 km (52 mi) SW of Nowra
  • 229 km (142 mi) SSW of Sydney
LGA(s)RegionSouthern TablelandsCounty
  • Argyle
  • St Vincent
Parish
  • Jerralong
  • Jerricknorra
  • Oallen
State electorate(s)GoulburnFederal division(s)Hume
Localities around Oallen:
Windellama Windellama Nerriga
Lower Boro Oallen Tomboye
Mayfield Mayfield Marlowe

Oallen (/oʊlən/) is a locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It is located on the Shoalhaven River and the Oallen Ford Road about 61 km southeast of Goulburn and 82 km southwest of Nowra. The Oallen Ford Road has recently been upgraded to improve the connection from Canberra and Goulburn to Nerriga, Nowra and Jervis Bay. At the 2016 census, Oallen had a population of 141.[4]

The Shoalhaven River in the Oallen Ford area was an area where gold was panned for in the 19th century.[5] There has been a recent revival of gold panning.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oallen (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Oallen". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Oallen". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oallen". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ Barry McGowan (1992). "Aspects of Gold Mining and Mining Communities in the Shoalhaven Area of New South Wales: An Archaeological and Historical Study" (PDF). Australasian Historical Archaeology (10).
  6. ^ "Gold Rush". South Coast Register. 10 May 2011.
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