Cullerin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cullerin New South Wales
Cullerin Range Wind Farm from Cullerin
Cullerin Location in New South Wales
Population	38 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2581
Elevation	649 m (2,129 ft)
Location	237 km (147 mi) SW of Sydney 40 km (25 mi) W of Goulburn 16 km (10 mi) E of Gunning 46 km (29 mi) E of Yass
LGA(s)	Upper Lachlan Shire
County	King
Parish	Cullarin
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Hume
Localities around Cullerin: Merrill Gurrundah Gurrundah Gunning Cullerin Breadalbane Bellmount Forest Lerida Collector

Cullerin (/kʌləˈrən/) is a small township in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Old Hume Highway and Main South railway line in Upper Lachlan Shire. The Cullerin railway station opened in 1880 and closed in 1973. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 38.

Transport

Highest point of Sydney-Melbourne railway at Cullerin

Cullerin is at the summit of a 15 km (9.3 mi) stretch of ruling grade of the Main Southern Rail line. It lies a few kilometres west of the Great Dividing Range. The Lachlan River and other rivers to the west flow inland, while the Wollondilly River and other rivers to the east flow to the Pacific.