Stuart Town, New South Wales
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Stuart Town, overlooking the railway station | |
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| Coordinates: 32°48′0″S 149°05′0″E / 32.80000°S 149.08333°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Elevation | 548 m (1,798 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 487 (2011 census) |
| Postcode | 2820 |
Stuart Town, formerly known as Ironbark, is a small town on the Central Western Slopes of New South Wales, Australia within Dubbo Regional Council. It is located 317 kilometres (197 mi) north-west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2011 census, Stuart Town had a population of 487. The area around the town is rich in cattle farming and orchards, so the town serves as a service centre to that area.
It has a public school and Catholic and Anglican churches.