Rye Park is a town in the
Southern Tablelands region of
New South Wales
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, Australia. The town is in the
Hilltops Council
Hilltops Council is a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed on 12 May 2016 from the merger of Boorowa Council, Harden Shire and Young Shire. The local government area covers muc ...
local government area, south west of the state capital,
Sydney
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and north of the national capital,
Canberra
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is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
.
Rye Park is situated on the
Pudman Creek, which is a pristine waterway inhabited by platypus, turtles, frogs and the endangered
Pigmy Perch.
The area was first settled by Europeans in
the 1840s to farm the land. There have been periods of mining for silver and tin but today the town is involved in production of wool and meat.
Evidence of the village's early settlers can still be found.
Hamilton Hume’s family settled in the area in 1865. Their homestead remains relatively unchanged from its original construction and it is still a privately owned working sheep property.
Rye Park has had a school since 1876.
At the , Rye Park had a population of 258,
which had dropped to 230 at the
2021 census.
References
Towns in New South Wales
Southern Tablelands
Hilltops Council
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1840s establishments in Australia