Delegate

Postcode: 2633

Delegate is a small town in New South Wales, Australia in Bombala Shire, 523 kilometres (325 mi) south of the state capital, Sydney. Delegate lies just a few miles from the state border between New South Wales and Victoria. At the 2001 census, Delegate had a population of 277.

It was the start for the well known Men from Snowy Marches during World War I and World War II. Delegate is an Aboriginal word meaning 'one big hill'.

In Delegate, the most common occupations for employed persons were Labourers and Related Workers 10.2%, Associate Professionals 7.1% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.1%. The least common occupation was Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 1.8%.

In Delegate, the most popular industries of employment were Agriculture 6.2%, Wood and Paper Product Manufacturing 4.0%, Health Services 3.5%, Food Retailing 2.7% and Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services 2.2%.

On Census Night there were 68 families counted in Delegate, 42.6% were couple families with children, 36.8% were couple families without children, 20.6% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

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