Tapitallee

Tapitallee
Tapitallee
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates: 34°49′39″S 150°31′43″E / 34.8276°S 150.5285°E / -34.8276; 150.5285
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouth Coast
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 • Total625 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
2540
CountySt Vincent
ParishBunberra

Tapitallee is a rural locality and northwestern suburb of Nowra.[3] It is located approximately 100 km (62 mi) south of Sydney, near the Shoalhaven River.[4][5]

Tapitallee is situated on the traditional land of the Dharawal people. The name, Dharawal, is a Yuin word for the cabbage-tree palm.

The Tapitallee Nature Reserve, a 95 ha (230 acres) nature reserve, created in January 2001, falls within the locality.[6][7] It also adjoins the Bugong National Park.

The population of the locality was 625 at the 2021 census.[8]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tapitallee (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tapitallee". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ^ "TAPITALLEE 2540 | Australian Suburbs". australiansuburbs.au. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Tapitallee". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Tapitallee". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Tapitallee Nature Reserve | NSW National Parks". NSW National Parks. Archived from the original on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Tapitallee Nature Reserve - Fire Management Strategy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2024.
  8. ^ "2021 Tapitallee, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 December 2025.