Bombay, New South Wales

Bombay is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 14 km southwest of Braidwood on the western bank of the Shoalhaven River.^[2][3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 142.^[1] It has two areas of somewhat denser settlement described as "Bombay" (near Bombay creek) and "Little Bombay" (further north and near Little Bombay creek). It had a school in 1871 (when it was called "Little Bombay Half-Time School") and from 1873 to 1928, normally described as "Bombay Half-Time School" but sometimes as "Bombay Provisional School".^[4]

Bombay New South Wales
Shoalhaven River below Bombay Bridge
Bombay Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°25′57″S 149°39′02″E
Population	142 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2622
Location	14 km (9 mi) SW of Braidwood
LGA(s)	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Region	Southern Tablelands
County	Murray
Parish	Jinglemoney
State electorate(s)	Monaro
Federal division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Localities around Bombay: Mulloon Warri Braidwood Palerang Bombay Braidwood Farringdon Farringdon Bendoura

2019-2020 Bushfires

During the 20129-2020 bushfire season, large parts of Bombay and the surrounding areas were heavily affected by fires.^[5] Many rare plant species, such as the Bossiaea bombayensis were feared lost, however, the plants remained undamaged.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bombay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
2. "Bombay". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
3. "Bombay". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
4. "Bombay School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
5. "Fire affected landscape still 'dead as dead' six months on". www.9news.com.au. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2024.