Canyonleigh, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia

34°35′16.8″S 150°7′4.8″E / 34.588000°S 150.118000°E / -34.588000; 150.118000Population455 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)2577Elevation719 m (2,359 ft)Location

149 km (93 mi) SW of Sydney
23 km (14 mi) W of Moss Vale
68 km (42 mi) ENE of Goulburn

LGA(s)Wingecarribee ShireRegion Southern Highlands County CamdenParishBangadilly, Murrimba, NundiallaState electorate(s)Goulburn Federal division(s)Hume

Localities around Canyonleigh:
Bannaby	Bullio	Joadja
Big Hill	Canyonleigh	Belanglo
Brayton	Paddys River	Sutton Forest

Canyonleigh (/ˈkænjənliː/; formerly known as Canyan Leigh) is a locality in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. Canyan Leigh was named by Mrs Jane Murray who took up a property between Paddys River and Long Swamp. The property overlooked the valley and this gave Mrs Murray the idea 'Canyan' or 'Canyon' being the name for a steep sided gully.^[2]

Population

At the 2016 census, it had a population of 398.^[3] According to the 2021 census, there were 455 people living at Canyonleigh.^[4]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Canyonleigh (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Canyonleigh". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Canyonleigh (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
^ "2021 Canyonleigh, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2022.