Mount Murray is a mountain in New South Wales, Australia with an elevation of 780 metres (2,560 ft) above sea level. It is located six kilometres (3.7 mi) outside Robertson. The mountain is named after Sir George Murray. Mount Murray is also the name of a location at the top of the Macquarie Pass on the Illawarra Highway.[1]
Mount Murray New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°33′00″S 150°37′30″E / 34.55000°S 150.62500°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2577 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 780 m (2,559 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Wingecarribee Shire | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Highlands | ||||||||||||||
County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Kangaloon | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Whitlam | ||||||||||||||
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According to the 2016 census, it had a population of 54.[2] At the 2021 census, there were 53 residents at Mount Murray.[3]
Heritage listings
editMount Murray has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Moss Vale–Unanderra railway: Mount Murray railway station[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mount Murray". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Murray". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "2021 Mount Murray, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Mount Murray Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01202. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.