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Bywong
New South Wales
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Bywong
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 35°09′57″S149°20′02″E / 35.16583°S 149.33389°E / -35.16583; 149.33389 Coordinates: 35°09′57″S149°20′02″E / 35.16583°S 149.33389°E / -35.16583; 149.33389
Population1,342 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2621
Location24 km (15 mi) NE of Canberra
LGA(s)
County Murray
Parish Bywong
State electorate(s) Monaro
Federal division(s) Eden-Monaro
Suburbs around Bywong:
Gundaroo Gundaroo Lake George
Sutton Bywong Lake George
Sutton Wamboin Bungendore

Bywong is a rural residential area in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council LGA. [2] It is approximately 24 kilometres north-east of the Australian city of Canberra on the Federal Highway. It is also traversed by Macs Reef Road, Shingle Hill Way and Bungendore Road, the last two roads connecting Gundaroo and Bungendore. Its name is derived from an aboriginal word for "big hill". [2] [3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,342. [1] It had a public school from 1895 to 1906. [4] It has a community association called Bywong Community Inc. [5] Its local Pony Club is called Gearys Gap Pony Club, which meets at the Les Reardon Reserve, Bywong. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Bywong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Bywong". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "Bywong Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. "Home". Bywong Community Association. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. "Gearys Gap Pony Club". ggpc. Retrieved 28 March 2023.