Parkes, New South Wales
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A statue of Sir Henry Parkes, the town's namesake | |
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| Coordinates: 33°08′0″S 148°10′0″E / 33.13333°S 148.16667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Established | 1873 |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,832 (2021) |
| Postcode | 2870 |
| County | Ashburnham |
| Mean max temp | 23.4 °C (74.1 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 10.9 °C (51.6 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 587.5 mm (23.13 in) |
Parkes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the main settlement in the local government area of Parkes Shire. Parkes had a population of 9,832 at the 2021 census.
Parkes is part of the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people, the largest language group in NSW with a country of more than 120,000 square kilometres.