Lapstone, New South Wales
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View east from south Lapstone looking down into Glenbrook Gorge | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°46′26″S 150°38′13″E / 33.77389°S 150.63694°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Blue Mountains | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1954 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 948 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2773 | ||||||||||||
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Lapstone is an Australian township on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales at an elevation of 160 metres (520 ft). Lapstone is located 62 kilometres (39 mi) west of the Sydney CBD in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains and is part of the federal electorate of Macquarie. Lapstone consists mostly of stand-alone housing and has a few public facilities. At the 2021 census, Lapstone had a population of 948 people. Lapstone was originally bought and developed by Arthur J. Hand, an alderman of the Blue Mountains City Council.
Lapstone is the first town in the easternmost escarpment of the Blue Mountains. Its name comes from the many water-worn stones in the area that resemble those used by cobblers to work the leather when making shoes.