Kapooka, New South Wales
Suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
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Kapooka ('place of winds' in Wiradjuri) a suburb in the south-west of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.[3]
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Kapooka Public School | |
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| Coordinates: 35°9′7.66″S 147°18′7.48″E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| City | Wagga Wagga |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 395 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2661 |
| County | Mitchell |
| Parish | Uranquinty |
| Annual rainfall | 595.9 mm (23.46 in)[2] |
Kapooka is home to the Department of Defence's Blamey Barracks from where the Army Recruit Training Centre conducts its operations.
It is located on the Olympic Highway, between Wagga Wagga and Uranquinty.
