Jugiong

Jugiong is a locality on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River, in the Hilltops Council Local Government area, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It is situated just off the Hume Highway, by road, about 30 kilometres southwest from Bookham and 40 kilometres northeast from Gundagai. At the 2016 census, Jugiong had a population of 222 people.[1]

Jugiong
New South Wales
Entering Jugiong at the old Hume Highway
Jugiong
Coordinates34°49′23″S 148°19′29″E
Population222 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2726
Elevation303 m (994 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Hilltops Council
RegionSouth West Slopes
CountyHarden
ParishJugiong
State electorate(s)Cootamundra
Federal Division(s)Hume
Localities around Jugiong:
Cootamundra Cooneys Creek McMahons Reef
Coolac Jugiong Berremangra
Coolac Gobarralong Berremangra

It was first settled in the 1820s when Henry O'Brien started grazing sheep on the Jugiong Run.[4] Jugiong Post Office opened on 1 October 1856.[5]

Australian cricketer turned commentator Richie Benaud spent part of his early life there.[6]

Notes
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Jugiong (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. "Jugiong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. "Jugiong". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. Scott, Peter. O'Brien, Henry (1793–1866). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  5. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
  6. Andrew McGarry (10 April 2015). "Richie Benaud dies aged 84". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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