Holbrook New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°43′06″S 147°19′04″E / 35.718204°S 147.317686°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,715 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1836 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2644 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 289 m (948 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Greater Hume Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
County | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Albury | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
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Holbrook is a small town in Southern New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Hume Highway, 384 kilometres (239 mi) by road North East of Melbourne[2] and 492 kilometres (306 mi) by road south-west of Sydney[3] between Tarcutta and Albury. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire which was established in May 2004 from the merger of Culcairn Shire with the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of the Hume Shire. At the 2016 census, Holbrook had a population of 1,715 people.[1] The district around Holbrook is renowned for local produce including merino wool, wheat and other grains, lucerne, fat cattle and lamb.