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Rural East

About the profile areas

The 2023 Estimated Resident Population for Rural East is 3,123, with a population density of 0.87 persons per square km.

Location and boundaries

Rural East is bounded by the Goulburn Mulwaree Council area in the north, Shoalhaven City and Eurobodalla Shire in the east, the Snowy Monaro Regional Council area in the south, the localities of Captains Flat, Rossi, Forbes Creek, Bungendore and Bywong and the Federal Highway in the west, and the locality of Braidwood in the centre.

Profile areas
Rural East

Included areas

  • Rural East encompasses the localities of Araluen,
  • Back Creek,
  • Ballalaba,
  • Bendoura,
  • Berlang,
  • Bombay,
  • Boro,
  • Charleys Forest,
  • Corang,
  • Durran Durra,
  • Farringdon,
  • Harolds Cross,
  • Hereford Hall,
  • Jembaicumbene,
  • Jerrabattgulla,
  • Jinden,
  • Kindervale,
  • Krawarree,
  • Larbert,
  • Majors Creek,
  • Manar,
  • Marlowe,
  • Mayfield,
  • Monga,
  • Mongarlowe,
  • Mount Fairy,
  • Mulloon,
  • Nerriga,
  • Northangera,
  • Palerang,
  • Reidsdale,
  • Tomboye,
  • Warri,
  • Wog Wog and Wyanbene,
  • and the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area parts of the localities of Budawang,
  • Collector,
  • Currawang,
  • Lake George,
  • Neringla,
  • Oallen,
  • Snowball and Tarago. Rural East excludes the locality of Braidwood.
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