Kapooka, New South Wales

This article is about the suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. For the Australian Army base, see Army Recruit Training Centre (Australia).

Kapooka
Suburb
Kapooka Public School
Kapooka
Interactive map of Kapooka
Coordinates: 35°9′7.66″S147°18′7.48″E / 35.1521278°S 147.3020778°E / -35.1521278; 147.3020778
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
City	Wagga Wagga
LGA	City of Wagga Wagga
Location	9 km (5.6 mi) from Wagga Wagga CBD 8 km (5.0 mi) from Uranquinty
Government
•  State electorate	Wagga Wagga
•  Federal division	Riverina
Population
• Total	395 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode	2661
County	Mitchell
Parish	Uranquinty
Annual rainfall	595.9 mm (23.46 in) [2]

Kapooka ('place of winds' in Wiradjuri) a suburb in the south-west of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]

Kapooka is home to the Department of Defence's Blamey Barracks from where the Army Recruit Training Centre conducts its operations.

It is located on the Olympic Highway, between Wagga Wagga and Uranquinty.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kapooka". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
2. "Monthly rainfall: Kapooka Blamey Barracks". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 September 2024. Rainfall includes all forms of precipitation that reach the ground, such as rain, drizzle, hail and snow.
3. "Kapooka". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 August 2013.

External links

• Media related to Kapooka, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons