Rand, New South Wales

Rand
Rand
Town
	Rand Hotel
	Rand
	Coordinates: 35°36′S 146°34′E / 35.600°S 146.567°E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
LGA	Federation Council;
Location	569 km (354 mi) from Sydney; 357 km (222 mi) from Melbourne; 117 km (73 mi) from Wagga Wagga; 79 km (49 mi) from Albury;
Government
• State electorate	Murray;
• Federal division	Farrer;
Population
• Total	192 (2021 census)
Postcode	2642
County	Hume

Rand is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Federation Council local government area. Based upon the 2011 census, Rand had a population of 575.^[1]

It was formerly the terminus of the Rand railway line from Henty, which opened in 1920 and closed in 1975.

Rand formerly had a rugby league team, formed in 1938, who competed in the Group 13 Rugby League competition.

Rand Post Office opened on 1 January 1926.^[2]

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rand (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009

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