Brindabella, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brindabella New South Wales
Aerial view of Brindabella Valley from east
Brindabella Location in New South Wales
Population	22 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2611
LGA(s)	Snowy Valleys Council Yass Valley Council
County	Buccleuch Cowley
Parish	Bramina Brindibella Clive Coree Cromwell
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Localities around Brindabella: Tumorrama Wee Jasper Uriarra Argalong Brindabella ACT Goobarragandra Long Plain ACT

Brindabella is a small area in south-east New South Wales, Australia. It is mostly located in the Snowy Valleys Council region. A smaller part is in the Yass Valley Council area. You can reach Brindabella by driving along the Brindabella Road. This road crosses the Brindabella Ranges from the Australian Capital Territory.

Brindabella is famous as the childhood home of a well-known Australian writer, Miles Franklin. She wrote a popular book called Childhood at Brindabella. In 2016, only 22 people lived in the Brindabella Valley. The area also includes large parts of national parks. These include the Brindabella National Park and the Kosciuszko National Park. It also has parts of the Bimberi Nature Reserve and state forests.

The Goodradigbee River flows through Brindabella Valley.

The Goodradigbee River flows north through the valley. A very important farm in the valley is called Brindabella Station.

The Story of Brindabella

How Brindabella Got Its Name

The name "Brindabella" comes from the local Indigenous Australians. It means "two kangaroo rats." This name tells us about the animals that lived here long ago.

Early Settlers and Farms

The Brindabella area was once considered an outstation. This means it was a smaller part of a larger property called Yarralumla station. In 1861, Joseph Franklin and his family moved to the Brindabella Valley. Thomas Franklin, a member of the family, built the very first homestead there. A homestead is the main house on a farm.