Walla Walla, New South Wales

Walla Walla
Zion Lutheran Church
Walla Walla
Coordinates: 35°45′0″S 146°54′0″E / 35.75000°S 146.90000°E / -35.75000; 146.90000
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Location
Established1869
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Population
 • Total836 (2016 census)
Postcode
2659
CountyHume
ParishWalla Walla
Localities around Walla Walla
Walbundrie Alma Park Culcairn
Walla Walla
Burrumbuttock Jindera Gerogery

Walla Walla or Wallawalla (English: /ˈwɒlə ˈwɒlə/) is a town in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia and is serviced by the Greater Hume Shire Council. It is about 39 kilometres (24 mi) north of Albury-Wodonga and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of Wagga Wagga.

Walla Walla had a population of 581 people in 2006 and has the largest Lutheran church in New South Wales.

Walla Walla has an elevation of 196 metres (643 ft) above sea level. In summer Walla Walla has an average high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), and during winter it has a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), although maximum temperatures can reach the mid-40s °C (mid-110s °F) and the area often experiences frosts during winter.

Until 2016 it was the home of the Walla Walla Football Club which played as a stand-alone team in the Hume Football League until having to merge with Rand & Walbundrie due to lack of players. Walla Walla has many other sports available such as tennis, lawn bowls, croquet, cricket and a local swimming pool.

Walla Walla is also the home of St Paul's College, the only Lutheran secondary school in NSW. The school offers an equine program, with many students keeping horses in the adjacent equine centre, as well as agricultural studies. Boarding students are drawn from communities within the Greater Hume Shire, the Riverina, North Eastern Victoria and further afield from the cities of Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.