Murrumbateman

Murrumbateman
New South Wales

Barton Highway in Murrumbateman
Murrumbateman
Coordinates 34°57′0″S 149°01′0″E / 34.95000°S 149.01667°E / -34.95000; 149.01667Coordinates: 34°57′0″S 149°01′0″E / 34.95000°S 149.01667°E / -34.95000; 149.01667
Population 2,846 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2582
Location
LGA(s) Yass Valley Council
State electorate(s) Goulburn
Federal Division(s) Hume

Murrumbateman is a village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Barton Highway, approximately 30 kilometres north-west of Canberra, and is part of the Yass Valley Shire. At the 2011 census, Murrumbateman had a population of 2,846 people.[1]

Economy

With the arrival of European settlers in the 19th century sheep farming, wheat growing and goldmining became major economic activities.[2][3]

Winemaking began in Murrumbateman in the 1970s with some of the surrounding rural properties being developed as grape growing areas or as boutique wineries.[4][5]

In recent years much of the land has been subdivided into small hobby farm blocks ranging from 2 to 40 acres (0.81 to 16.19 ha). Similar subdivisions have occurred in other regions around Canberra including Bungendore, Sutton, Gundaroo and Burra. Residents tend to commute to Canberra for work rather than make a living off the small parcels of land. Other nearby towns are Yass, Gunning and Dalton.

The Murrumbateman village has a pub and a handful of retail outlets.

The Murrumbateman Village Market is held fortnightly at the Recreation Ground. The market focus is on local produce and local arts and crafts but there is always a range of products from the wider Yass Valley and beyond including fruit and vegetables, breads, cakes, jams, olives, chillies, sauces, biodynamic beef and a range of wines from the local area plus woollen and alpaca products and handmade goods of all types.[6]

Annual events

Facilities and services

Murrumbateman has the following:

New development

The Fairley Estate, a new 100 home subdivision at Murrumbateman, will add 60 per cent more housing to the village and trigger other infrastructure and commercial developments. Consisting of 19 hectares adjoining the village, the new subdivision is named Fairley after a Murrumbateman teacher of the 1800s. It will include a commercial and tourist precinct with an international hotel chain as a tenant, boutique brewery, bakery, childcare, visitors' centre and cafe and children's park, medical services and post office.[9][10]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Murrumbateman (state suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Murrumbateman". visitnsw.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "History of Murrumbateman (NSW), 1824-1960". Australia For Visitors. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Ellery, David (28 February 2014). "A weekend in your suburb: 36 hours in Murrumbateman". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Explore Murrumbateman's rich wine region". Visit Canberra. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 Murrumbateman Village Market. Access date: 18 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Murrumbateman Field Days. Access date: 18 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Australian Cool Climate Wine Show. Access date: 18 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Thistleton, John. "Murrumbateman housing surge". Canberra Times.
  10. ↑ Fairley Estate. Access date: 18 August 2016.
  11. ↑ G. P. Walsh, 'Merriman, Sir Walter Thomas (1882–1972)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. This article was first published in hardcopy in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986. Online access date: 18 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Merryville Stud - History. Access date: 18 August 2016.

Further reading

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