Dubbo
Sign in to saveDubbo ( ; ) is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dubbo
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 43,516
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- city
- Australian place.name
- Dubbo
- Australian place.state
- nsw
- Australian place.image
- 2020-10-07 Dubbo, New South Wales 3.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- Dubbo town centre from above, 2020
- Australian place.relief
- yes
- Australian place.pop
- 43,516
- Australian place.pop_year
- 2021
- Australian place.poprank
- 37
- Australian place.established
- 18491966 (city)
- Australian place.postcode
- 2830
- Australian place.elevation
- 275
- Australian place.area
Key dates
- Inception
- 1849
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- locality
- Part of
- Central West
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- +38783
- Elevation
- +275
- Official website
- www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au
- Image
- 2020-10-08 Dubbo town centre.jpg
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- Notable people
- See also
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Dubbo ( ; ) is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021.
The city is located at the intersection of the Newell, Mitchell, and Golden highways. Dubbo officially became a city in the year 1966. Dubbo is located roughly above sea level, north-west of Sydney ( by road) and is a major road and rail freight hub to other parts of New South Wales. It is linked by national highways north to Brisbane and Charleville, south towards Melbourne and Canberra, east to Sydney, Newcastle and Gosford and west to Broken Hill and Adelaide.