Balaclava () is a Northern Village of the Southern Highlands of

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Wingecarribee Shire Wingecarribee Shire is the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Southern Highlands (New South Wales), Southern Highlands in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Wingecarribee Shire is around southwest of Sydney a ...

. It is 1 km north-east of

Mittagong Mittagong () is a town located in the Southern Highlands (New South Wales), Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The town acts as the gateway to the Southern Highlands when coming from Sydney. Mittagong is si ...

. The village includes a service station, real estate, pre-school, nursery, doctor's surgery and antiques store. It is located in

and is often considered part of

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along with its neighbour Willow Vale.

Population

According to the 2021 census, there were 574 people living at Balaclava. At the , Balaclava had a population of 496.

References

Towns of the Southern Highlands (New South Wales) {{Wingecarribee-geo-stub