Queanbeyan
Sign in to saveQueanbeyan ( ) is a city in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. At the , the Queanbeyan part of the Canberra–Queanbeyan built-up area had a population of 37,511.
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Place details
- Locality
- Queanbeyan
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 6,296
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
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Key facts
- Australian place.type
- city
- Australian place.name
- Queanbeyan
- Australian place.state
- nsw
- Australian place.image
- Frank Pangallo Heritage Library Queanbeyan.jpg
- Australian place.image_flag
- Flag of Queanbeyan, Australia.svg
- Australian place.image_shield
- City_of_Queanbeyan_coat_of_arms.jpg
- Australian place.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Australian place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in New South Wales
- Australian place.pop
- 37,511
- Australian place.density
- 210
- Australian place.postcode
- 2620
- Australian place.elevation
- 576
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- +37511
- Area
- +173
- Elevation
- +576
- Official website
- www.qprc.nsw.gov.au
- Image
- Monaro Street-Junction of Monaro Street and Crawford Street view.jpg
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Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. At the , the Queanbeyan part of the Canberra–Queanbeyan built-up area had a population of 37,511.
Queanbeyan's economy is based on light construction, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. Canberra, Australia's capital, is located to the west, and Queanbeyan is a commuter town. The word Queanbeyan is the anglicised form of Quinbean or *Kuwinbiyan, a Ngarigo word meaning "clear waters".