The Rock, New South Wales
The Rock | |
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View across the rail lines and grain silos to The Rock Hill c.. 2005 | |
The Rock | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′0″S 147°06′0″E / 35.26667°S 147.10000°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,347 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 2655 |
| County | Mitchell |
The Rock is a town with a population of 1,347, in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia, in Lockhart Shire. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-west of Wagga Wagga, on the Olympic Highway.
The town is named after the large rocky hill overlooking it, now called The Rock Hill but called Yerong in the local indigenous language. The reserve that includes The Rock Hill is an attraction for bush-walking, rock-climbing and the observation of wildlife. It is also an Aboriginal sacred site, called Kengal.