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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/ForbesCourtHouse.jpg/540px-ForbesCourtHouse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Court house built in 1880</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media 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div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:270px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:270px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:270px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australia_New_South_Wales_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Forbes is located in New South Wales"><img alt="Forbes is located in New South Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Australia_New_South_Wales_relief_location_map.png/270px-Australia_New_South_Wales_relief_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="270" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Australia_New_South_Wales_relief_location_map.png/405px-Australia_New_South_Wales_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, 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class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&params=33_23_0_S_148_01_0_E_type:city_region:AU-NSW"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°23′0″S</span> <span class="longitude">148°01′0″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.38333°S 148.01667°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-33.38333; 148.01667</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">6,837 (<a href="/wiki/2021_Australian_census" title="2021 Australian census">2021 census</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ABS_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1861</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_Australia" title="Postcodes in Australia">Postcode(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2871</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">245 m (804 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><li> 374 km (232 mi) W of <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a> </li><li> 33 km (21 mi) SSW of <a href="/wiki/Parkes,_New_South_Wales" title="Parkes, New South Wales">Parkes</a> </li><li> 118 km (73 mi) W of <a href="/wiki/Orange,_New_South_Wales" title="Orange, New South Wales">Orange</a> </li><li> 104 km (65 mi) NE of <a href="/wiki/West_Wyalong" title="West Wyalong">West Wyalong</a> </li></ul></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_New_South_Wales" title="Local government areas of New South Wales">LGA(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Forbes_Shire_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Forbes Shire Council">Forbes Shire Council</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Lands_administrative_divisions_of_Australia" title="Lands administrative divisions of Australia">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ashburnham_County" title="Ashburnham County">Ashburnham</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Electorates_of_the_Australian_states_and_territories" title="Electorates of the Australian states and territories">State electorate(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Orange" title="Electoral district of Orange">Orange</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives">Federal division(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Riverina" title="Division of Riverina">Riverina</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%; border: 1px #ddd solid;"> <tbody><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="background-color:#f0f0ff;border: 1px #FFF solid; text-align:center; width:33%;"><b>Mean max temp</b></td> <td style="background-color:#f0f0ff;border: 1px #FFF solid; text-align:center; width:34%;"><b>Mean min temp</b></td> <td style="background-color:#f0f0ff;border: 1px #FFF solid; text-align:center; width:33%;"><b>Annual rainfall</b></td> </tr><tr style="border: 1px #FFF solid" class="mergedrow"> <td style="padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center; width:33%;"> 23.8 °C <br />75 °F</td> <td style="padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center; width:34%;">10.0 °C <br />50 °F</td> <td style="padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center; width:33%;">526.3 mm <br />20.7 in</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ForbesLandsOffice.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/ForbesLandsOffice.jpg/220px-ForbesLandsOffice.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/ForbesLandsOffice.jpg/330px-ForbesLandsOffice.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/ForbesLandsOffice.jpg/440px-ForbesLandsOffice.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Lands Office at Forbes built 1898; an all timber building in the <a href="/wiki/Federation_architecture" title="Federation architecture">Federation style</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Forbes_Public_School.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Forbes_Public_School.JPG/220px-Forbes_Public_School.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Forbes_Public_School.JPG/330px-Forbes_Public_School.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Forbes_Public_School.JPG/440px-Forbes_Public_School.JPG 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Forbes Public School</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Forbes_De_Havilland_Vampire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Forbes_De_Havilland_Vampire.jpg/220px-Forbes_De_Havilland_Vampire.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Forbes_De_Havilland_Vampire.jpg/330px-Forbes_De_Havilland_Vampire.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Forbes_De_Havilland_Vampire.jpg/440px-Forbes_De_Havilland_Vampire.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1066" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">de Havilland Vampire</a> monument next to Lake Forbes</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Car_museum,_Forbes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Car_museum%2C_Forbes.jpg/220px-Car_museum%2C_Forbes.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Car_museum%2C_Forbes.jpg/330px-Car_museum%2C_Forbes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Car_museum%2C_Forbes.jpg/440px-Car_museum%2C_Forbes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>McFeeter's Car Museum</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Forbes</b> is a town in the <a href="/wiki/Central_West,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Central West, New South Wales">Central West</a> region of <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, located on the <a href="/wiki/Newell_Highway" title="Newell Highway">Newell Highway</a> between <a href="/wiki/Parkes,_New_South_Wales" title="Parkes, New South Wales">Parkes</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Wyalong,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="West Wyalong, New South Wales">West Wyalong</a>. At the <a href="/wiki/2021_Australian_census" title="2021 Australian census">2021 census</a>, Forbes had a population of 6,837.<sup id="cite_ref-ABS_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Forbes is probably named after <a href="/wiki/Francis_Forbes" title="Francis Forbes">Sir Francis Forbes</a>, first Chief Justice of NSW.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Located on the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Lachlan_River" title="Lachlan River">Lachlan River</a>, Forbes is 245 metres (804 ft) above <a href="/wiki/Sea-level" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea-level">sea-level</a> and about 380 kilometres (240 mi) west of <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>. The district is a cropping area where <a href="/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">wheat</a> and similar crops are grown. Nearby towns and villages include <a href="/w/index.php?title=Calarie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Calarie (page does not exist)">Calarie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parkes,_New_South_Wales" title="Parkes, New South Wales">Parkes</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedgerebong,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bedgerebong, New South Wales (page does not exist)">Bedgerebong</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bundabarrah,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bundabarrah, New South Wales (page does not exist)">Bundabarrah</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Corradgery,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Corradgery, New South Wales (page does not exist)">Corradgery</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daroobalgie,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daroobalgie, New South Wales (page does not exist)">Daroobalgie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eugowra,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Eugowra, New South Wales">Eugowra</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ooma_North,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ooma North, New South Wales (page does not exist)">Ooma North</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Paytens_Bridge,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paytens Bridge, New South Wales (page does not exist)">Paytens Bridge</a>. Forbes is subject to a pattern of flooding, generally occurring to a significant level once every seven years, including 2016<sup id="cite_ref-abcforbes20160923_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abcforbes20160923-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 2022. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area was home to the <a href="/wiki/Wiradjuri" title="Wiradjuri">Wiradjuri</a> people before non-indigenous settlement. <a href="/wiki/John_Oxley" title="John Oxley">John Oxley</a> passed through in 1817 during one of the first inland expeditions. Oxley named the site <b>Camp Hill</b>. He was unimpressed with the clay soil, poor timber and swamps and he concluded, <i>it is impossible to imagine a worse country</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Age_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Age-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first settlers moved into the district in 1834.<sup id="cite_ref-AusHeritage_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AusHeritage-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gold was discovered by Harry Stephan, also known as "German Harry", in June 1861.<sup id="cite_ref-AusHeritage_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AusHeritage-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially about 30,000 people moved to the goldfields, but by 1863 this had declined to about 3,500 because of the difficult mining conditions. The Post Office was opened on 1 December 1861 and given the name Black Ridge in response to the demand for postal services by those involved with the gold rush along the Lachlan River. That name was changed before opening. The Forbes Telegraph Office opened on 27 October 1862 after a telegraph line had been constructed from Orange. The two offices merged on 1 January 1870. On opening day of the Telegraph Office in 1862, the results of three days of races at the Lachlan Gold Fields were telegraphed to Bathurst.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The goldfields were originally named "Black Ridge", and the name "Forbes" celebrating Sir Francis Forbes was declared from Sydney as the result of a possible government administrative error. It is said that the name was meant for the town now known as "Hill End" between <a href="/wiki/Orange,_New_South_Wales" title="Orange, New South Wales">Orange</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mudgee" title="Mudgee">Mudgee</a>, where gold was discovered around a similar time. Gold was initially found in the area known as Halpin's Flat. The Albion Hotel, once a <a href="/wiki/Cobb_and_Co" class="mw-redirect" title="Cobb and Co">Cobb and Co</a>. <a href="/wiki/Stage_coach" class="mw-redirect" title="Stage coach">stage coach</a> stop, had tunnels situated underneath which were used during the gold rush to convey gold and money to and from the banks to minimise the chance of theft.<sup id="cite_ref-AusHeritage_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AusHeritage-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Albion Hotel burnt down on 10 February 2009, losing years worth of history and memorabilia.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of Australia's most renowned bushrangers, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hall_(bushranger)" title="Ben Hall (bushranger)">Ben Hall</a>, was shot dead in an early morning police ambush about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the north-west of Forbes on 5 May 1865. Hall and his gang were famous for stealing 77 kilograms (170 lb) of <a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">gold</a> and £3,700 from the nearby town of <a href="/wiki/Eugowra,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Eugowra, New South Wales">Eugowra</a> in 1862. He is buried in Forbes Cemetery.<sup id="cite_ref-Cemetery_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cemetery-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kate_Kelly_(outlaw)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kate Kelly (outlaw)">Kate Kelly</a>, the sister of bushranger <a href="/wiki/Ned_Kelly" title="Ned Kelly">Ned Kelly</a>, lived in the town. She drowned in Lake Forbes while saving an Aboriginal child during a flood in 1898 and was found in a lagoon of the <a href="/wiki/Lachlan_River" title="Lachlan River">Lachlan River</a>, just outside Forbes.<sup id="cite_ref-Age_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Age-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is buried in Forbes Cemetery.<sup id="cite_ref-Cemetery_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cemetery-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heritage_listings">Heritage listings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Heritage listings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Forbes has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: </p> <ul><li>Billabong Creek, Ben Halls Road: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hall%27s_Death_Site" title="Ben Hall's Death Site">Ben Hall's Death Site</a><sup id="cite_ref-nswshr-1827_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nswshr-1827-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Forbes Cemetery, Bogan Gate Road: <a href="/wiki/Grave_of_Ben_Hall" title="Grave of Ben Hall">Grave of Ben Hall</a><sup id="cite_ref-nswshr-18272_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nswshr-18272-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>118 Lachlan Street: <a href="/wiki/Forbes_Post_Office" title="Forbes Post Office">Forbes Post Office</a><sup id="cite_ref-nswshr-1414_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nswshr-1414-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Parkes-Stockinbingal railway: <a href="/wiki/Forbes_railway_station" title="Forbes railway station">Forbes railway station</a><sup id="cite_ref-nswshr-1145_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nswshr-1145-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/2016_Australian_census" title="2016 Australian census">2016 census</a> of Population, there were 8,432 people in Forbes. </p> <ul><li>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 12.1% of the population.</li> <li>86.2% of people were born in Australia and 89.1% of people spoke only English at home.</li> <li>The most common responses for religion were Catholic 35.1%, Anglican 24.7% and No Religion 15.4%.<sup id="cite_ref-ABS_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Stockinbingal%E2%80%93Parkes_railway_line" title="Stockinbingal–Parkes railway line">Stockinbingal–Parkes railway line</a> passes through Forbes. Passenger trains operated to Forbes until 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Forbes lies at or near the confluence of the <a href="/wiki/Newell_Highway" title="Newell Highway">Newell Highway</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lachlan_Valley_Way" title="Lachlan Valley Way">Lachlan Valley Way</a> and <a href="/wiki/Henry_Lawson_Way" title="Henry Lawson Way">Henry Lawson Way</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Forbes Shire has four public primary schools: Forbes Primary School, Forbes North Primary School, Corinella Public School and Bedgerebong Public School. There is one Catholic primary school, St Laurence's Primary School.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Forbes High School, a public school, is located to the north of town. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Red_Bend_Catholic_College" title="Red Bend Catholic College">Red Bend Catholic College</a> at Forbes is a co-educational secondary school, with the school located at the site of the former Marist Brothers' College, on the banks of the Lachlan River. </p><p>Local tertiary institutions are the Forbes College of <a href="/wiki/Technical_and_Further_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Technical and Further Education">Technical and Further Education (TAFE)</a> and the Forbes Conservatorium.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Forbes Camel Races have been held annually since 2001 on <a href="/wiki/Good_Friday" title="Good Friday">Good Friday</a> at the Forbes Racecourse. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Forbes lies in the transitional zones of the <a href="/wiki/Cold_semi-arid_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Cold semi-arid climate">cold semi-arid climate</a> (<i>BSk</i>) and <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climates</a> (<i>Cfa</i>), with a large temperature variation between seasons, and moderate rainfall spread evenly throughout the year. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 47.8 °C (118.0 °F) on 11 January 1882, to −5.6 °C (21.9 °F) on both 11 July 1958 and 15 June 1959; the warmest minimum was 32.2 °C (90.0 °F) on 24 January 1896; and the coolest maximum, 3.3 °C (37.9 °F) on 27 June 1904. </p><p>Notwithstanding its northerly latitude and low elevation of just 240 metres (790 ft), snow has been known to fall on a few occasions<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—one of which saw a daily snowfall total of 9 inches (23 cm) on 5 July 1900.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is considerably sunny with 133.2 clear days annually. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Forbes (Camp Street, 1873–1998); 240 m AMSL; 33.39° S, 148.01° E </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #A80000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">47.8<br />(118.0) </td> <td style="background: #D20000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">44.7<br />(112.5) </td> <td style="background: #F50000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">42.2<br />(108.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF2100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.7<br />(98.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.8<br />(87.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.5<br />(76.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.0<br />(77.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.4<br />(84.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF2F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.6<br />(94.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF0E00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.4<br />(102.9) </td> <td style="background: #EB0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">42.9<br />(109.2) </td> <td style="background: #C60000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">45.6<br />(114.1) </td> <td style="background: #A80000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">47.8<br />(118.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF3C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.7<br />(90.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.1<br />(89.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.1<br />(84.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.0<br />(66.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.1<br />(59.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.2<br />(57.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.3<br />(61.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF952C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.8<br />(67.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.2<br />(75.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(82.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF4600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.2<br />(88.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.8<br />(74.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFA64D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.4<br />(63.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.1<br />(62.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.2<br />(57.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFDAB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8<br />(49.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.1<br />(43.0) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.1<br />(39.4) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7<br />(36.9) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9<br />(39.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.2<br />(43.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFDCBA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.5<br />(49.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.8<br />(55.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB266; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.6<br />(60.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B3; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">10.0<br />(50.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.0<br />(41.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.1<br />(43.0) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.8<br />(37.0) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.0<br />(28.4) </td> <td style="background: #D4D4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.3<br />(26.1) </td> <td style="background: #C8C8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.6<br />(21.9) </td> <td style="background: #C8C8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.6<br />(21.9) </td> <td style="background: #CECEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.5<br />(23.9) </td> <td style="background: #CECEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.4<br />(24.1) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.1<br />(30.0) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.1<br />(34.0) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.8<br />(37.0) </td> <td style="background: #C8C8FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−5.6<br />(21.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #B4FFB4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.9<br />(1.96) </td> <td style="background: #B7FFB7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.8<br />(1.72) </td> <td style="background: #BFFFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.7<br />(1.68) </td> <td style="background: #C0FFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.3<br />(1.59) </td> <td style="background: #BCFFBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.5<br />(1.75) </td> <td style="background: #BCFFBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.4<br />(1.71) </td> <td style="background: #BFFFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.4<br />(1.67) </td> <td style="background: #BFFFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.6<br />(1.68) </td> <td style="background: #BDFFBD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.3<br />(1.67) </td> <td style="background: #B6FFB6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.9<br />(1.93) </td> <td style="background: #C0FFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.3<br />(1.59) </td> <td style="background: #BBFFBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.2<br />(1.78) </td> <td style="background: #BCFFBC; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">526.3<br />(20.73) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.2 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #BDBDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.3 </td> <td style="background: #BFBFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.7 </td> <td style="background: #C3C3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.8 </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.3 </td> <td style="background: #ABABFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8 </td> <td style="background: #9292FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5 </td> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9 </td> <td style="background: #9696FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5 </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.4 </td> <td style="background: #A6A6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2 </td> <td style="background: #B7B7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.6 </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5 </td> <td style="background: #ACACFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">78.5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average afternoon <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #C9FFC9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35 </td> <td style="background: #C4FFC4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38 </td> <td style="background: #BFFFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41 </td> <td style="background: #B8FFB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46 </td> <td style="background: #AAFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55 </td> <td style="background: #9CFF9C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64 </td> <td style="background: #9DFF9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63 </td> <td style="background: #A7FFA7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57 </td> <td style="background: #B5FFB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48 </td> <td style="background: #BCFFBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43 </td> <td style="background: #C7FFC7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36 </td> <td style="background: #C9FFC9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35 </td> <td style="background: #B6FFB6; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">47 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Meteorology_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)">Bureau of Meteorology</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Floods">Floods</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Floods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 1887 Forbes has experienced a major flood on average every seven years,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with major flooding occurring in June 1952 with a peak of 10.8 metres (35 ft); September 2016 with a peak of 10.67 metres (35.0 ft);<sup id="cite_ref-abcforbes20160927_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abcforbes20160927-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> August 1990 with a peak of 10.65 metres (34.9 ft); October 1955 with a peak height of 10.62 metres (34.8 ft); March 2012 with a peak height of 10.55 metres (34.6 ft); and in August 1998 with a peak height of 10.35 metres (34.0 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-abcforbes20160923_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abcforbes20160923-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Forbes' most recent major flood was in late September 2016 after heavy rain fell on much of inland NSW; as the Bureau of Meteorology declared 2016 as the third-wettest winter on record.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unseasonal heavy rainfall in most of the state, centred on the catchment area of the upper Lachlan during autumn and winter 2016, resulted in <a href="/wiki/Wyangala_Dam" title="Wyangala Dam">Wyangala Dam</a> water storage levels increasing from 38 per cent to 90 per cent.<sup id="cite_ref-DT2016_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT2016-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By early August, the Bureau of Meteorology had issued flood warnings for the <a href="/wiki/Orara_River" title="Orara River">Orara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macquarie_River" title="Macquarie River">Macquarie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bogan_River" title="Bogan River">Bogan</a> and Lachlan rivers.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late August, Water NSW began releasing up to 10,000 megalitres (350<span style="margin-left:0.2em">×<span style="margin-left:0.1em">10</span></span><s style="display:none">^</s><sup>6</sup> cu ft) per day from Wyangala Dam ahead of expected daily rainfall in the range of 20 to 40 millimetres (0.79 to 1.57 in) in the dam's catchment area.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moderate to major flooding first hit Forbes and <a href="/wiki/Condobolin,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Condobolin, New South Wales">Condobolin</a> in early September,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by mid-September predictions were for widespread flooding across most of inland New South Wales.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By late September, flooding had peaked in Forbes at 10.67 metres (35.0 ft), with 1,000 people evacuated, as the Newell Highway was cut north and south of Forbes' central business district. Forbes was declared a natural disaster zone after flash flooding occurred, resulting in some residents being without homes.<sup id="cite_ref-abcforbes20160927_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abcforbes20160927-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Back up support was provided by the State Emergency Service and the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force" title="Australian Defence Force">Australian Defence Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the Lachlan flowed into the <a href="/wiki/Murrumbidgee_River" title="Murrumbidgee River">Murrumbidgee River</a>, major flooding occurred downriver during late October and early November at <a href="/wiki/Hay,_New_South_Wales" title="Hay, New South Wales">Hay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darlington_Point,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Darlington Point, New South Wales">Darlington Point</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carrathool,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrathool, New South Wales">Carrathool</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hillston,_New_South_Wales" title="Hillston, New South Wales">Hillston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Newspapers">Newspapers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Newspapers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two local newspapers servicing Forbes. </p> <ul><li><i>The <a href="/wiki/Forbes_Advocate" title="Forbes Advocate">Forbes Advocate</a></i> is owned by <a href="/wiki/Fairfax_Media" title="Fairfax Media">Fairfax Media</a>.</li> <li><i>The Forbes Phoenix</i> is a free weekly paper that is published on Fridays. It is part of the independently owned Phoenix Group of papers.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1921</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,376</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1933</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,355</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+22.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1947</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,949</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+11.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1954</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">6,514</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+9.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1961</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">6,826</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+4.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1966</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,370</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,471</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1976</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,754</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1981</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">8,029</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1986</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">7,915</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−1.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,552</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−4.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1996</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,467</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2001</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,096</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−5.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2006</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">6,954</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">6,806</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−2.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2016</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,035</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2021</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">6,837</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.8%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <a href="/wiki/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics" title="Australian Bureau of Statistics">Australian Bureau of Statistics</a> data.<sup id="cite_ref-ABS_Census_data_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABS_Census_data-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ABS_Census_data_recent_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABS_Census_data_recent-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_residents">Notable residents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable residents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Adams_(sport_shooter)" title="Phillip Adams (sport shooter)">Phil Adams</a>, former Olympian and Commonwealth Games (record) medal holder in sport shooting</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(rugby_league)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Anderson (rugby league)">Chris Anderson</a>, who played for and coached the Australian rugby league team, attended Red Bend Catholic College in Forbes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Bartholomaeus" title="Grant Bartholomaeus">Grant Bartholomaeus</a>, former Sydney Swans Australian rules footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Dawson" title="Janet Dawson">Janet Dawson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Australian artist, spent childhood years in Forbes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Denison" title="Hugh Denison">Sir Hugh Robert Denison</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> tobacco manufacturer, newspaper proprietor and philanthropist, was born in Forbes in 1865</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dixon_(communist)" title="Richard Dixon (communist)">Richard Dixon</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> former national president of the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Australia" title="Communist Party of Australia">Communist Party of Australia</a>, was born in Forbes in 1905</li> <li>Tim Efkarpidis, Greek-Australian entrepreneur, whose life in Australia began in Forbes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Johnston_(jockey)" title="Malcolm Johnston (jockey)">Malcolm Johnston</a> - Australian Racing Hall of Fame jockey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eve_Langley" title="Eve Langley">Eve Langley</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Zealand-famed novelist, was born in Forbes in 1904</li> <li>Celia Pavey, known professionally as <a href="/wiki/Vera_Blue" title="Vera Blue">Vera Blue</a>, is an Australian singer-songwriter who was born in Forbes January 1994</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cec_Pepper" title="Cec Pepper">Cec Pepper</a> (1916-1993), first-class cricketer, was born in Forbes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Staines_(rugby_league,_born_2000)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlie Staines (rugby league, born 2000)">Charlie Staines</a>, rugby league player for the <a href="/wiki/Wests_Tigers" title="Wests Tigers">Wests Tigers</a>, born in Forbes.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Simpson_(judge)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolyn Simpson (judge)">Carolyn Simpson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-CSimpson_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSimpson-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a judge of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_New_South_Wales" title="Supreme Court of New South Wales">Supreme Court of New South Wales</a>; Member of the first all-female <a href="/wiki/Bench_(law)" title="Bench (law)">bench</a> to sit in an Australian court</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmel_Tebbutt" title="Carmel Tebbutt">Carmel Tebbutt</a>, a former Deputy Premier of New South Wales, was born and raised in Forbes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damian_Kennedy" title="Damian Kennedy">Damian Kennedy</a> former western suburbs magpies and Canberra Raiders player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Toole" title="Adrian Toole">Adrian Toole</a> former north Sydney bears player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedd_Brockmann" title="Nedd Brockmann">Nedd Brockmann</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forbes,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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