Braemar () is a
northern village of the
Southern Highlands of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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in
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 located two 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 ...
and is often considered to include the hamlet villages of
Balaclava and
Willow Vale.
History
Braemar had a passenger train
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
on the
Picton Loop railway line, which opened as Rushs Platform on 1 March 1867. In 1892 it was renamed
Braemar
Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee, sitting at an elevation of .
The Gaelic ''Bràigh Mhàrr'' p ...
to coincide with the renaming of the village. On 5 August 1978, the station was closed to passenger services. At present, the station only services a concrete sleeper supplier and the company
Clyde Engineering.
Population
At the , there were 447 people living at Braemar.
At the
2021 census, the population of Braemar had increased to 966.
References
Towns of the Southern Highlands (New South Wales)
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