Cooma

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Cooma

Total population

6,447

WeatherAvg high 63.6°F

Coordinates-36.24°, 149.13°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 114 kilometres (71 mi) south of the national capital, Canberra, via the Monaro Highway. It is also on the Snowy Mountains Highway, connecting Bega with the Riverina.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in New South Wales

• Gundillion
  43.8 mi away
• Williamsdale
  46 mi away
• Kindervale
  47.2 mi away
• Togganoggera
  48.5 mi away
• Wolseleys Gap
  51.1 mi away
• Jagumba
  51.4 mi away
• Yellow Bog
  53.5 mi away
• Round Flat
  53.9 mi away
• Tin Mine
  59 mi away
• Forbes Creek
  59.6 mi away · pop. 68
• Hoskinstown
  59.6 mi away
• Indi
  59.8 mi away

Browse all places in New South Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans

Seen 2026-08-02

Little Marbled Scorpion

Lychas marmoreus

Seen 2026-07-16

European Fallow Deer

Dama dama

Seen 2026-07-06

Woolly grevillea

Grevillea lanigera

Seen 2026-07-05

Woodlouse Spider

Dysdera crocata

Seen 2026-07-04

Mono Ant

Chelaner kiliani

Seen 2026-07-01

fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Seen 2026-06-30

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus

Seen 2026-06-30

Eastern Spinebill

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

Seen 2026-06-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).