# Royalla

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Suburb of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Suburb in New South Wales, Australia

Royalla Suburb Royalla Royalla Interactive map of Royalla Coordinates: 35°30′25″S 149°10′05″E / 35.50694°S 149.16806°E / -35.50694; 149.16806 Country Australia State New South Wales City Queanbeyan LGA Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Location 315 km (196 mi) SW of Sydney 28 km (17 mi) S of Canberra 13 km (8.1 mi) SW of Queanbeyan 89 km (55 mi) N of Cooma Government • State electorate Monaro • Federal divisions Bean Eden-Monaro Elevation 800 m (2,600 ft) Population • Total 1,063 (SAL 2021)[2] Postcode 2620 Suburbs around Royalla Theodore Tralee Googong Royalla Burra Williamsdale Burra

**Royalla** is a rural locality on the border of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales) and the [Australian Capital Territory](/source/Australian_Capital_Territory) in [Australia](/source/Australia).[3][4] The area takes its name from the nearby Mount Rob Roy, and was originally a railway settlement on the [Bombala railway line](/source/Bombala_railway_line) known as Rob Roy and changed to the current name in 1905. Modern Royalla is a large rural locality east of the [Monaro Highway](/source/Monaro_Highway). The border with the ACT follows the western boundary of the easement of the former railway line to the east of the highway. The town was served by a railway station until 1975. The NSW part of Royalla had a population of 984 at the [2016 census](/source/2016_Australian_census).[5]

## Australian Capital Territory

Site of Royalla railway station on [Bombala railway line](/source/Bombala_railway_line)

The adjoining part of the [Australian Capital Territory](/source/Australian_Capital_Territory) is also known as Royalla.[6] The part of Royalla within the ACT is included in the area called "Tuggeranong (SA2)" by the [ABS](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics), which also includes the ACT part of [Williamsdale](/source/Williamsdale%2C_Australian_Capital_Territory) and all the rural territory between the [Murrumbidgee River](/source/Murrumbidgee_River) and the NSW border. It had a population of 43 at the [2021 census](/source/2021_Australian_census).[7]

### Solar farm

Royalla solar farm in the distance

On 3 September 2014, Australia's then-largest [solar farm](/source/Solar_farm) was officially opened [there](/source/Solar_power_in_Australia#Australian_Capital_Territory). The event was attended by [Simon Corbell](/source/Simon_Corbell), the ACT's Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, and [Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Garc%C3%ADa-Margallo_y_Marfil), Spain's [Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Cooperation_(Spain)). The plant features 83,000 solar arrays, and is rated at 20[MWp](/source/MWp#Measurement_of_nominal_power_and_efficiency_of_photovoltaic_modules). It has the capacity to power more than 4,500 ACT homes.[8] The farm was developed by the [Spanish](/source/Spain) company [Fotowatio Renewable Ventures](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fotowatio_Renewable_Ventures&action=edit&redlink=1) (FRV).[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Royalla (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL13449). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Royalla (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL13449). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Royalla"](https://proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au/public/geonames/009e383f-9476-4daa-b399-11ed31d826ad). *Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW*. [Geographical Names Board of New South Wales](/source/Geographical_Names_Board_of_New_South_Wales). Retrieved 16 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Royalla"](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6066125#map=12/-35.4921/149.1758). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Census_5-0)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (27 June 2017). ["Royalla (state suburb)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/SSC13434). *2016 Census QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ABC5716500_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ABC5716500_6-1) ['Australia's largest' solar farm opens at Royalla south of Canberra](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-03/royalla-solar-farm-opens-south-of-canberra/5716500), Jonathon Gul and Kathleen Dyett, [ABC News Online](/source/ABC_News_Online), 3 September 2014

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Tuggeranong (SA2)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/801071089). *2021 Census QuickStats*. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Gul, Jonathon; Dyett, Kathleen (3 September 2014). ["'Australia's largest' solar farm opens south of Canberra"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-03/royalla-solar-farm-opens-south-of-canberra/5716500). *ABC News*. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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