Aarons Pass
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| Aarons Pass New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Aarons Pass | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°52′28″S 149°48′17″E / 32.87444°S 149.80472°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 33 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2850 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mid-Western Regional | ||||||||||||||
| County | Roxburgh | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Tabrabucca | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
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Aarons Pass is a locality in New South Wales' Central West region in the local government area of the Mid-Western Regional Council.[2][3] At the 2021 census, the locality had a population of 33.[4]
Aarons Pass is the first Australian Bureau of Statistics Suburbs and Localities (SAL) mesh block when listed alphabetically.[5]
Geography
The Cudgegong Creek, a tributary of the Cudgegong River, forms part of the locality's western boundary.[9]
The Castlereagh Highway (B55) runs north–south through the locality's centre.
History
Before European settlement, the locality of Aarons Pass and the entire Mid-Western Regional Council were the home of the Wiradjuri people.[10]
After British arrival to the area, the first notable European to pass through the now locality was British explorer James Blackman. He led a party of three from Bathurst to swamps in Burrundulla just east of Mudgee, and was guided by his servant and Wiradjuri elder Aaron.[8][7]
The name of the mountain pass was gazetted in 1973,[6] with the locality being named and gazetted in 1995.[2]
