Oallen
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Oallen (/oʊlən/) is a locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It is located on the Shoalhaven River and the Oallen Ford Road about 61 km southeast of Goulburn and 82 km southwest of Nowra. The Oallen Ford Road has recently been upgraded to improve the connection from Canberra and Goulburn to Nerriga, Nowra and Jervis Bay. At the 2016 census, Oallen had a population of 141.[4]
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 538 m (1,765 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 145 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2622 | ||||||||||||
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The Shoalhaven River in the Oallen Ford area was an area where gold was panned for in the 19th century.[5] There has been a recent revival of gold panning.[6]
