Wollar
Town in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wollar is a village in New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 316 kilometres (196 mi) north west of the state capital Sydney and 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-east of the regional centre of Mudgee, near the Goulburn River National Park. At the 2006 census, Wollar and the surrounding region had a population of 304.[2] By the 2016 census the village of Wollar and district was reduced to 69 persons living in 50 private dwellings.[1]
Wollar New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 32°21′0″S 149°57′0″E |
Population | 69 (2016 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 2850 |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Mid-Western Regional Council |
State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter |
Federal division(s) | Parkes |
The Wollar townsite is surrounded by land approved for coal exploration by the State government. The United States mining company Peabody Energy operates the nearby Wilpinjong open-cut coal mine. In a concerted strategy of depopulating Wollar, Peabody have purchased almost all the houses, land and churches in the village.[3][4]