Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan
Aerial view of Queanbeyan
State :  Australia State : New South Wales Founded : 1838
Coordinates : 35 ° 21 ′  S , 149 ° 14 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 21 ′  S , 149 ° 14 ′  E Height : 576  m Area : 28.8  km²
Residents : 36,348 (2016) Population density : 1262 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) LGA : Queanbeyan City Council
Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan is a city and capital of the Local Government Area Queanbeyan City in the southeast of the Australian state of New South Wales . The city borders directly on the Australian capital Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory . The distance between the two city centers is around 10 kilometers. The border runs along the railway line. The Queanbeyan River flows through the city . In 2016 Queanbeyan had 36,348 inhabitants, the area of ​​the city is 28.8 km².

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town:

• Basil Dickinson (1915-2013), long and triple jumper
• George Lazenby (* 1939), dressman and actor (James Bond 007 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
• Heather McKay , b. Blundell (* 1941), squash player
• David Campese (born 1962), former rugby union player
• Megan Still , married. Marcks (* 1972), former rower
• Mark Webber (* 1976), Formula 1 racing driver

Web links

Commons : Queanbeyan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Queanbeyan City Council
• Visitor information center

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Canberra-Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2016.