Welby, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Welby
Region:Southern Highlands
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.4404°N 150.4264°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Wingecarribee Shire
Elevation:647
Postcode:2575
Stategov:Wollondilly
Fedgov:Whitlam
Dist1:122
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:3
Location2:Mittagong
Near-Ne:Colo Vale
Near-E:Mittagong
Near-Se:Bowral
Near-S:Bowral
Near-Sw:Berrima

Welby is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It was originally called Fitz Roy. The town is located 1 km west of Mittagong and houses the local Welby cemetery.

According to the, Welby had a population of 759. At the 2021 census, there were 764 people living at Welby.[1]

A number of properties, built in both triple brick and stone with bull nose verandas, date back to 1850 and The old Fitz Roy Progress Association Hall which was built in 1931 is still standing. It is now an antique shop - The Merchant of Welby.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Welby, Census All persons QuickStats . 2022-08-24 . Australian Bureau of Statistics.