Braemar New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°25′52″S 150°28′59″E / 34.431°S 150.483°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 966 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2575 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 598 m (1,962 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Wingecarribee Shire | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Highlands | ||||||||||||||
County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Colo, Mittagong | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Wollondilly | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Whitlam | ||||||||||||||
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Braemar ( /ˈbreɪmɑːr/) is a northern village of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire. It is located two km north-east of Mittagong and is often considered to include the hamlet villages of Balaclava and Willow Vale.
Braemar had a passenger train station on the Picton Loop railway line, which opened as Rushs Platform on 1 March 1867. In 1892 it was renamed Braemar to coincide with the renaming of the village. On 5 August 1978, the station was closed to passenger services. At present, the station only services a concrete sleeper supplier and the company Clyde Engineering.
At the 2016 census, there were 447 people living at Braemar. [2] At the 2021 census, the population of Braemar had increased to 966. [3]
Braemar New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°25′52″S 150°28′59″E / 34.431°S 150.483°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 966 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2575 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 598 m (1,962 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Wingecarribee Shire | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Highlands | ||||||||||||||
County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Colo, Mittagong | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Wollondilly | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Whitlam | ||||||||||||||
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Braemar ( /ˈbreɪmɑːr/) is a northern village of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire. It is located two km north-east of Mittagong and is often considered to include the hamlet villages of Balaclava and Willow Vale.
Braemar had a passenger train station on the Picton Loop railway line, which opened as Rushs Platform on 1 March 1867. In 1892 it was renamed Braemar to coincide with the renaming of the village. On 5 August 1978, the station was closed to passenger services. At present, the station only services a concrete sleeper supplier and the company Clyde Engineering.
At the 2016 census, there were 447 people living at Braemar. [2] At the 2021 census, the population of Braemar had increased to 966. [3]