Gunning, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 34°46′57″S 149°15′59″E / 34.782392°S 149.266400°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1821 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 566 m (1,857 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 659 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2581 | ||||||||||||
| County | King | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Gunning | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 658.3 mm (25.92 in) | ||||||||||||
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Gunning is a small town on the Old Hume Highway, between Goulburn and Yass in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, about 260 km south-west of Sydney and 75 km north of the national capital, Canberra. Nearby towns and cities are Cullerin, Gundaroo, Dalton, Yass, Murrumbateman and Goulburn.
At the 2021 census, Gunning had a population of 820. The Shire of Gunning (which was amalgamated into Upper Lachlan Shire in 2004) had a population of 2,280. The Gunning Wind Farm has been established to the town's northeast, and is visible from the Hume Highway.