Back باركس Arabic باركس ARZ Parkes (lungsod) CEB Parkes (New South Wales) German Parkes, New South Wales English پارکس، نیو ساوت ولز FA Parkes Finnish Parkes (ville) French Parkes Italian Parkes MG
| Parkes New South Wales | |||||||||
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 A statue of Sir Henry Parkes, the town's namesake | |||||||||
  Parkes | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°08′0″S 148°10′0″E / 33.13333°S 148.16667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 11,258 (30 June 2016)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1873 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2870 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Parkes Shire | ||||||||
| County | Ashburnham | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Orange | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||
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Parkes is a city in New South Wales, Australia. In 2006 there were 9,826 people living in Parkes. It is the centre and main city of the Local Government Area of Parkes Shire. Parkes is on the main Australian transcontinental railway line between Sydney and Perth. The Newell Highway between Victoria and Queensland goes through the city.
- ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2016 (Urban Centre)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.