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Wallaroo
New South Wales
St Sava New Kalenich Monastery.jpg
Church of St Sava at the New Kalenich Monastery, Wallaroo
Wallaroo is located in New South Wales
Wallaroo
Wallaroo
Location in New South Wales
Population 576 (2021 census)
Postcode(s) 2618
Elevation 598 m (1,962 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Yass Valley Shire
County Murray
Parish Wallaroo
State electorate(s) Goulburn
Federal Division(s) Eden-Monaro
Localities around Wallaroo:
Cavan Jeir Springrange
Mullion Wallaroo Hall
Uriarra Parkwood Belconnen (district)
Wallaroo aerial
Aerial view of Wallaroo, from north west with Canberra in the background

Wallaroo is a rural locality in New South Wales close to the Australian Capital Territory. It lies north of the Australian Capital Territory border, north west of Hall, west of the Barton Highway, and east of the Murrumbidgee River. It is approximately 19 kilometres north-west of the Australian city of Canberra. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 576.

The cadastral unit in the area is known as Wallaroo Parish. Between 1981–1990, the Serbian Orthodox Church constructed the St. Sava monastery at Wallaroo. Established as the headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand, the church is modeled on the Kalenić monastery in Serbia, built in the 15th century.

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