Ivanhoe, New South Wales
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Ivanhoe is a very small township on the Cobb Highway between the Lachlan and Darling rivers in New South Wales, Australia. It is located within the Central Darling Shire local government area. Ivanhoe functions as a service centre for the surrounding area. The township is characterised by a particularly wide main street. At the 2016 census, Ivanhoe had a population of 196 people.[1]
Ivanhoe New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 32°54′59″S 144°17′58″E |
Population | 196 (2016 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 2878 |
Elevation | 90.0 m (295 ft) |
Location |
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LGA(s) | Central Darling Shire |
County | Manara |
State electorate(s) | Barwon |
Federal division(s) | Parkes[2] |
The town was founded in the early 1870s, and was named after Sir Walter Scott's work of historical fiction, Ivanhoe. The township was situated on well-used coach and stock routes connecting Wilcannia on the Darling River with Balranald on the Murrumbidgee and Booligal on the Lachlan.