| Type: | town |
| Cumnock | |
| State: | nsw |
| Coordinates: | -32.9167°N 194°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Lga: | Cabonne Shire Council |
| Postcode: | 2867 |
| Pop: | 491 |
| Elevation: | 514 |
| Stategov: | Orange |
| Fedgov: | Calare |
| Dist1: | 318 |
| Dir1: | WNW |
| Location1: | Sydney |
| Dist2: | 59 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Orange |
| Dist3: | 24 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Molong |
| Dist4: | 75 |
| Dir4: | SE |
| Location4: | Peak Hill |
| Location5: | Yeoval |
| Dist5: | 25 |
| Dir5: | S |
| Parish: | Burrawong |
| County: | Gordon |
Cumnock is a small town in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the now closed cross-country railway line from Molong to Dubbo. The town is located in Cabonne Shire. At the, Cumnock had a population of 275 people. In the 2021 census the "Suburbs and Localities" of Cumnock had a population of 491.[1]
Cumnock is named after the Scottish town in Ayrshire, the home of an early settler named Straborn.
The Cumnock community pioneered a farmhouse rental program designed to attract new families to the area by making farmhouses available for rent for $1.[2] This program has since spread to a number of other rural communities.[3]
Cumnock is located at the epicentre of the Central Western NSW's food-and-wine triangle, i.e., Orange, Dubbo, and Mudgee.
The town is also known for its participation in the 120-kilometre Animals on Bikes 'Paddock Art' sculpture tourist trail which extends between Molong and the Dubbo Zoo, via Cumnock and Yeoval.
Notable residents include: