Goulburn
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Goulburn Post Office on Auburn Street c. 2016 | |||||||||||||
Goulburn | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°45′21″S 149°43′14″E / 34.75583°S 149.72056°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1833 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 24,565 (SUA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2580 | ||||||||||||
| County | Argyle | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Goulburn | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 19.8 °C (67.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 6.1 °C (43.0 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 575.2 mm (22.65 in) | ||||||||||||
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Goulburn (/ɡoʊlbərn/ GOHL-bərn) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 195 kilometres (121 mi) south-west of Sydney and 90 kilometres (56 mi) north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters patent by Queen Victoria in 1863. Goulburn had a population of 24,565 as of the 2021 census. Goulburn is the seat of Goulburn Mulwaree Council.
Goulburn is a railhead on the Main Southern line, and regional health & government services centre, supporting the surrounding pastoral industry as well as being a stopover for travellers on the Hume Highway. It has a central historic park and many historic and listed buildings. It is also home to the monument the Big Merino, a sculpture that is the world's largest concrete sheep.