Parkes, New South Wales
| Parkes New South Wales | |||||||||
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A statue of Sir Henry Parkes, the town's namesake | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°08′0″S 148°10′0″E / 33.13333°S 148.16667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 9,832 (2021) | ||||||||
| Established | 1873 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2870 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Parkes Shire | ||||||||
| County | Ashburnham | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Orange | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Parkes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the main settlement in the local government area of Parkes Shire. Parkes had a population of 9,832 at the 2021 census.
Parkes is part of the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people, the largest language group in NSW with a country of more than 120,000 square kilometres.