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: