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Kapooka, New South Wales

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Kapooka
Kapooka Public School
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Kapooka is located in New South Wales
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Coordinates: 35°9′7.66″S 147°18′7.48″E / 35.1521278°S 147.3020778°E / -35.1521278; 147.3020778
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CityWagga Wagga
LGA
Location
Government
  State electorate
  Federal division
Population
  Total395 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode
2661
CountyMitchell
ParishUranquinty
Annual rainfall595.9 mm (23.46 in)[2]

Kapooka ('place of winds' in Wiradjuri) a suburb in the south-west of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.[3]

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.

References

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  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kapooka". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 November 2025. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Monthly rainfall: Kapooka Blamey Barracks". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 September 2024. Rainfall includes all forms of precipitation that reach the ground, such as rain, drizzle, hail and snow.
  3. "Kapooka". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
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