Dubbo
| Dubbo Dhubu New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Overlooking the city from West Dubbo | |||||||||
  Dubbo | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°15′25″S 148°36′4″E / 32.25694°S 148.60111°E | ||||||||
| Population | 36,092 (2016 census)[1] (37) | ||||||||
| Established | 1849 1966 (city)[2] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2830 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft)[3] | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
| Location | 400 km (249 mi) NW of Sydney[4] | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Dubbo Regional Council | ||||||||
| Region | Central West / Orana | ||||||||
| County | Lincoln | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Dubbo | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Dubbo (Wiradjuri: Dhubu) is a large town in the central west area of New South Wales, Australia. Dubbo has a campus of the Charles Sturt University.[5] A major tourist attraction in Dubbo is the Taronga Western Plains Zoo.[6] There are passenger trains to and from Sydney and buses to and from Broken Hill.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dubbo". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ Morton, P.H. (9 September 1966). "Local Government Act, 1919.—Proclamation". No. 97. Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. p. 3700 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "DCC Annual Report" (PDF). Dubbo City Council. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007. (refer page 7)
- ↑ Dubbo lies at a bearing of 307° from Sydney
- ↑ "Dubbo Campus. Charles Sturt University". csu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ "Western Plains Zoo - Taronga Conservation Society Australia". taronga.org.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Dubbo Station". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
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