Tomboye is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the north side of the Mongarlowe River on the road from Braidwood to Nowra about 28 km north of Braidwood and 93 km southwest of Nowra.[2][3] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 40.[4] It consists mainly of forest and grazing country.
| Tomboye New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Tomboye Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°14′57″S 149°58′02″E / 35.24917°S 149.96722°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 36 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2622 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 626 m (2,054 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | St Vincent | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Tomboye | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Tomboye had a "half-time" school from 1867 to 1879. Up to June 1893, it was called Jamboye school.[5]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tomboye (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Tomboye". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Tomboye". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tomboye". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Tomboye in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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