Jennings, New South Wales

Jennings
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Jennings
Coordinates: 28°56′32″S 151°57′36″E / 28.94222°S 151.96000°E / -28.94222; 151.96000
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Location
Established1888
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
875 m (2,871 ft)
Population
 • Total211 (2011 census)
Postcode
4383
Mean max temp20.8 °C (69.4 °F)
Mean min temp8.6 °C (47.5 °F)
Annual rainfall773.7 mm (30.46 in)

Jennings is a town on the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located in the Tenterfield Shire local government area, 718 kilometres (446 mi) from the state capital, Sydney and 256 kilometres (159 mi) from Brisbane. It is separated by the state border from its neighbouring town of Wallangarra in Queensland. At the 2011 census, Jennings had a population of 211. The New England Highway and the Main North railway line cross the state border at Jennings. The town was named for Sir Patrick Jennings, the first Roman Catholic Premier of New South Wales.