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Hoskinstown

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Hoskinstown

Air quality index

26Good
Elevation758 m
Coordinates-35.41°, 149.45°

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

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City facts

Overview

Hoskinstown is a locality in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. The locality, and what remains of the cluster of settlement of the same name, is 38 km southeast of Canberra the Capital city of Australia, and 299 km southwest of Sydney. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 191.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-35.4143
Longitude
149.4494
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
26
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
59
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
65,431
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    2,025
  • Blackberry
    Rubus fruticosus L. · Magnoliopsida
    1,769
  • Serrated Tussock Grass
    Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. & Arechav. · Liliopsida
    1,698
  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1,578
  • Perforate St John's-wort
    Hypericum perforatum L. · Magnoliopsida
    1,509
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    1,482
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    1,328
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    1,311

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
11
Largest magnitude
3.7
Largest event
2012-04-19

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in New South Wales

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Geography & sun

Elevation
2,487 ft (758 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.79
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,749

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
12
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Gang-gang Cockatoo
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Callocephalon fimbriatum
Seen 2026-08-22
Whip Hooded Snake
Whip Hooded Snake
Suta flagellum
Seen 2026-08-21
Spotted Marsh Frog
Spotted Marsh Frog
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
Seen 2026-08-21
Elderberry Panax
Elderberry Panax
Polyscias sambucifolia
Seen 2026-08-03
Mirbelia platylobioides
Mirbelia platylobioides
Mirbelia platylobioides
Seen 2026-07-31
Sunshine Wattle
Sunshine Wattle
Acacia terminalis
Seen 2026-07-31
Hairpin Banksia
Hairpin Banksia
Banksia spinulosa
Seen 2026-07-31
Austral Sarsaparilla
Austral Sarsaparilla
Smilax australis
Seen 2026-07-31
Persoonia asperula
Persoonia asperula
Persoonia asperula
Seen 2026-07-31

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
SAL11951
Population (Wikidata)
189
Wikidata
Q19874415

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112