Falls Creek, New South Wales

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Falls Creek
New South Wales
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Falls Creek
Coordinates 34°58′55″S150°35′16″E / 34.9819°S 150.5878°E / -34.9819; 150.5878 Coordinates: 34°58′55″S150°35′16″E / 34.9819°S 150.5878°E / -34.9819; 150.5878
Population935 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2540
Elevation26 m (85 ft)
Location
LGA(s) City of Shoalhaven
Region South Coast
County St Vincent
Parish Tomerong
State electorate(s) South Coast
Federal Division(s) Gilmore
Localities around Falls Creek:
Parma Nowra Hill Comberton
Yerriyong Falls Creek Woollamia
Tomerong Tomerong Huskisson

Falls Creek is a small town south of Nowra, New South Wales in the Shoalhaven. [2] [3] [4] It is situated on the Princes Highway. [5]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Falls Creek (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Planning register". Shoalhaven City Council. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. "Falls Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 August 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. "Falls Creek". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. "Falls Creek". Shoalhaven - South Coast. Retrieved 11 September 2015.