Upper Kangaroo River

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Upper Kangaroo River
New South Wales
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Upper Kangaroo River
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 34°42′36″S150°34′49″E / 34.71000°S 150.58028°E / -34.71000; 150.58028 Coordinates: 34°42′36″S150°34′49″E / 34.71000°S 150.58028°E / -34.71000; 150.58028
Population151 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2577
Elevation94 m (308 ft)
Location
LGA(s) City of Shoalhaven
Region South Coast
County Camden
Parish Wallaya
State electorate(s) Kiama
Federal division(s) Gilmore
Localities around Upper Kangaroo River:
Barrengarry Upper Kangaroo Valley Wattamolla
Barrengarry Upper Kangaroo River Wattamolla
Kangaroo Valley Kangaroo Valley Kangaroo Valley

Upper Kangaroo River is a small village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Shoalhaven City Council. It is located on the Kangaroo River, a tributary of the Shoalhaven River. [2] [3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 151. [1]

Upper Kangaroo Valley

There is an area higher up the valley ( 34°38′45″S150°36′51″E / 34.64583°S 150.61417°E / -34.64583; 150.61417 ) in the Municipality of Kiama and the Wingecarribee Shire which has been officially defined as the locality of Upper Kangaroo Valley. [4] [5] At the 2021 census, it had no population. [6]

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