Aylmerton, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Aylmerton
Region:Southern Highlands
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.4194°N 150.4958°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Wingecarribee Shire
Postcode:2575
Parish:Mittagong
County:Camden
Elevation:603
Stategov:Goulburn
Fedgov:Whitlam
Dist1:7
Dir1:NE
Location1:Mittagong
Dist2:120
Dir2:SW
Location2:Sydney
Near-Nw:Colo Vale
Near-N:Alpine
Near-Ne:Alpine
Near-W:Colo Vale
Near-E:Mittagong
Near-Sw:Braemar
Near-S:Balaclava
Near-Se:Mittagong

Aylmerton is a Northern Village of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire. It is located north-east of Mittagong. The only buildings in Aylmerton are a fire station and houses, many of which are on farms.

There is also an Aylmerton in Norfolk, England.

Transport

Aylmerton is positioned between the Hume Highway on its northwestern side and the Main South railway line on its southeastern side. They are the main road and rail routes between Sydney and Melbourne.

The village was served by Aylmerton railway station between 1919, with the opening of the Double Line Deviation between and,[1] and 1975.[2] [3]

Industry

Near the demolished train station is a small industrial zone which is part of Braemar. It contains a few industrial complexes and a Bunnings Hardware Store.

Population

According to the 2021 census, the population of Aylmerton was 195.[4] At the, there were 194 people living in Aylmerton.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NSWGR Weekly Notice 29/1919. 20 January 2021. search.records.nsw.gov.au.
  2. How and Why of Station Names, third edition, 1993, State Rail Authority of NSW
  3. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Aylmerton&line=NSW:main_south:0 Aylmerton station
  4. Web site: 2021 Aylmerton, Census All persons QuickStats . 2022-08-20 . Australian Bureau of Statistics.