Forbes, New South Wales

Forbes
New South Wales
Court house built in 1880
Forbes is located in New South Wales
Forbes
Forbes
Coordinates33°23′0″S 148°01′0″E / 33.38333°S 148.01667°E / -33.38333; 148.01667
Population7,560 (2011 census)[1]
Established1861
Postcode(s)2871
Location
  • 33 km (21 mi) SSW of Parkes
  • 118 km (73 mi) W of Orange
LGA(s)Forbes Shire Council
CountyAshburnham
State electorate(s)Orange
Federal division(s)Calare
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
23.8 °C
75 °F
10.0 °C
50 °F
526.3 mm
20.7 in
Lands Office at Forbes built 1898; a wooden building in the Federation style
de Havilland Vampire monument next to Lake Forbes

Forbes is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Newell Highway between Parkes and West Wyalong. There were about 7,000 living in the town in 2001.

Forbes is on the banks of the Lachlan River. It is 245m above sea-level. It is about 380km west of Sydney. The farms in the area mainly grow wheat. Nearby towns and villages include: Parkes, Bedgerebong, Bundbarrah, Corradgery, Daroobalgie, Eugowra, Ooma North and Paytens Bridge. It is home to the Ben Hall a notorius Australian bushranger.

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forbes (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 January 2019. Edit this at Wikidata

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