Ivanhoe, New South Wales
| Ivanhoe New South Wales | |||||||||
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Cobb Highway in Ivanhoe | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°54′59″S 144°17′58″E / 32.91639°S 144.29944°E | ||||||||
| Population | 162 (2021 census) | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2878 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 90.0 m (295 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Central Darling Shire | ||||||||
| County | Manara | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Ivanhoe is a very small township on the Cobb Highway between the Lachlan and Darling rivers in western New South Wales, Australia. It is located within the Central Darling Shire local government area. Ivanhoe functions as a service centre for the surrounding area. The township is characterised by a particularly wide high street. At the 2021 census, Ivanhoe had a population of 162.
The town was founded in the early 1870s, and was named after Sir Walter Scott's work of historical fiction, Ivanhoe. The township was situated on well-used coach and stock routes connecting Wilcannia on the Darling River with Balranald on the Murrumbidgee and Booligal on the Lachlan.