Bywong

Bywong
New South Wales
Bywong; New South Wales
	Bywong Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°09′57″S 149°20′02″E / 35.16583°S 149.33389°E
Population	1,342 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	2621
Location	24 km (15 mi) NE of Canberra
LGA(s)	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council; Yass Valley Council;
County	Murray
Parish	Bywong
State electorate(s)	Monaro
Federal division(s)	Eden-Monaro
	Suburbs around Bywong:

Bywong is a rural residential area in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council LGA.^[2] It is approximately 24 kilometres north-east of the Australian city of Canberra on the Federal Highway. It is also traversed by Macs Reef Road, Shingle Hill Way and Bungendore Road, the last two roads connecting Gundaroo and Bungendore. Its name is derived from an aboriginal word for "big hill".^[2]^[3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,342.^[1] It had a public school from 1895 to 1906.^[4] It has a community association called Bywong Community Inc.^[5] Its local Pony Club is called Gearys Gap Pony Club, which meets at the Les Reardon Reserve, Bywong.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bywong". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Bywong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Bywong". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ "Bywong Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
^ "Home". Bywong Community Association. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Gearys Gap Pony Club". ggpc. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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[census-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bywong". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

[gnb-2] "Bywong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[3] "Bywong". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[4] "Bywong Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

[5] "Home". Bywong Community Association. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[6] "Gearys Gap Pony Club". ggpc. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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v t e Yass Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia
Towns and residential areas	Yass Binalong Bowning Bywong Gundaroo Murrumbateman Parkwood Sutton Wallaroo
Localities	Bango Bellmount Forest Brindabella Boambolo Bookham Burrinjuck Cavan Collector Good Hope Jeir Kangiara Laverstock Manton Marchmont Mullion Nanima Narrangullen Springrange Uriarra Wee Jasper Woolgarlo Yass River
Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales

v t e Queanbeyan–Palerang Region, New South Wales, Australia
Queanbeyan suburbs	Crestwood Environa Googong Greenleigh Jerrabomberra Karabar Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan West Queanbeyan The Ridgeway Tralee
Localities and rural places	Araluen Back Creek Ballalaba Bendoura Berlang Bombay Boro Braidwood Bungendore Burra Bywong Captains Flat Carwoola Corang Currawang Durran Durra Farringdon Forbes Creek Harolds Cross Hoskinstown Jembaicumbene Krawarree Larbert Lake George Majors Creek Manar Marlowe Mayfield Monga Mongarlowe Mount Fairy Mulloon Nerriga Northangera Oallen Palerang Primrose Valley Reidsdale Rossi Royalla Sutton Tarago Tomboye Urila Warri Wamboin Williamsdale Wog Wog
Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales