Tumbarumba

Postcode: 2653

Tumbarumba is a small town and Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia, about 500 km southwest of Sydney. Tumbarumba Shire is located within the Riverina region of New South Wales and more specifically on the South West Slopes at the western edge of the Snowy Mountains. In 2001, the population of Tumbarumba Shire was 3727.

To the east, Mount Kosciuszko, the Snowy Mountain's and mainland Australia's highest peak, can be seen.

Tumbarumba Shire's southern boundary is the Murray River.

The community was established in the 1850s after gold was discovered in the district. Gold mining petered out in the 1930s, and the region's economy now depends on agriculture and tourism. The timber industry dominates the Shire’s economy.

The name Tumbarumba may be derived from Wiradjuri dhamba dhamba, meaning "very soft" or alternatively from the Aboriginal words for "hollow sounding ground", "thunder", "sound" or "place of big trees".

Tumbarumba Greens fields a rugby league team in the Group 9 competition. There is also squash, tennis, golf, afl and indoor soccer. you'll have a bloody time.

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