Oallen

Oallen
Town
Panning for gold at Oallen Ford below new bridge over the Shoalhaven River
Panning for gold at Oallen Ford below new bridge over the Shoalhaven River
Oallen is located in New South Wales
Oallen
Oallen
Coordinates: 35°08′21″S 149°56′36″E / 35.13917°S 149.94333°E / -35.13917; 149.94333
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouthern Tablelands
LGAs
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
538 m (1,765 ft)
Population
 • Total145 (SAL 2021)
Postcode
2622
County
Parish
  • Jerralong
  • Jerricknorra
  • Oallen
Localities around Oallen
Windellama Windellama Nerriga
Lower Boro Oallen Tomboye
Mayfield Mayfield Marlowe

Oallen (/oʊlən/) is a locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Shoalhaven River and the Oallen Ford Road about 61 km southeast of Goulburn and 82 km southwest of Nowra. The Oallen Ford Road has recently been upgraded to improve the connection from Canberra and Goulburn to Nerriga, Nowra and Jervis Bay. At the 2016 census, Oallen had a population of 141.

The Shoalhaven River in the Oallen Ford area was a site for gold panning in the 19th century. There has been a recent revival of gold panning.

The town attracted significant attention when, on 9 August 2026, a suitcase containing what was purported to be a dead woman's body was located on Wolgon Road and reported to police by two passers-by. However, after police established a crime scene and carried out their investigation, the item inside the suitcase was revealed to be a life-like doll with clothing, a nose piercing and markings that resembled bruises.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oallen (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Oallen". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ↑ "Oallen". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oallen". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ↑ Barry McGowan (1992). "Aspects of Gold Mining and Mining Communities in the Shoalhaven Area of New South Wales: An Archaeological and Historical Study" (PDF). Australasian Historical Archaeology (10).[dead link]
  6. ↑ "Gold Rush". South Coast Register. 10 May 2011.
  7. ↑ Huang, Demi (9 August 2026). "Body believed to be woman found in suitcase in Oallen, regional NSW". Seven News. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Huang, Demi (10 August 2026). "Former detective explains how lifelike doll in suitcase sparked almost day-long police investigation in remote NSW". Seven News. Retrieved 10 August 2026.