Aarons Pass is a locality in New South Wales' Central West region in the local government area of the Mid-Western Regional Council.[2][3] At the 2021 census, the locality had a population of 33.[4]

Aarons Pass
New South Wales
Aarons Pass is located in New South Wales
Aarons Pass
Aarons Pass
Coordinates32°52′28″S 149°48′17″E / 32.87444°S 149.80472°E / -32.87444; 149.80472
Population33 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2850
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Mid-Western Regional
CountyRoxburgh
ParishTabrabucca
State electorate(s)Bathurst
Federal division(s)Calare
Localities around Aarons Pass:
Carcalgong Cudgegong Cardwell
Carcalgong Aarons Pass Ilford
Crudine Ilford Ilford

Aarons Pass is the first Australian Bureau of Statistics Suburbs and Localities (SAL) mesh block when listed alphabetically.[5]

Etymology

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Aaron's Pass, a mountain saddle located in the centre of the locality, is the origin of the locality's name.[6] The saddle, in turn, is named for Wiradjuri elder Aaron.[7][8]

Geography

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The Cudgegong Creek, a tributary of the Cudgegong River, forms part of the locality's western boundary.[9]

The Castlereagh Highway (B55) runs north–south through the locality's centre.

History

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Before European settlement, the locality of Aarons Pass and the entire Mid-Western Regional Council were the home of the Wiradjuri people.[10]

After British arrival to the area, the first notable European to pass through the now locality was British explorer James Blackman. He led a party of three from Bathurst to swamps in Burrundulla just east of Mudgee, and was guided by his servant and Wiradjuri elder Aaron.[8][7]

The name of the mountain pass was gazetted in 1973,[6] with the locality being named and gazetted in 1995.[2]

Population

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At the 2021 census, the locality had a population of 33,[4] an increase of 33% from 2016.

At the 2016 census, the locality had a population of 22.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Aarons Pass (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ a b "Aarons Pass". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 June 2024.  
  3. ^ "Aarons Pass". OpenStreetMap. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "2021 Aarons Pass, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ "State Suburbs - Australia". public.opendatasoft.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Aarons Pass (saddle)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b Potts, Sam (7 July 2015). "A monumental effort to tell Aboriginal history". Mudgee Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b Greaves, Bernard, "James Blackman (c. 1792–1868)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 18 June 2024
  9. ^ "Way: Cudgegong Creek (459133750)". OpenStreetMap. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  10. ^ "About the Region". www.midwestern.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  11. ^ "2016 Aarons Pass, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 18 June 2024.