Wallendbeen

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Wallendbeen

| state = nsw

| image = Wallendbeen.jpg

| caption = Streetscape at Wallendbeen

| lga = Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council

| postcode = 2588

| est =

| pop = 260

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC14113|name=Wallendbeen (State Suburb)|access-date=4 February 2018|quick=on}}

| maxtemp =

| mintemp =

| rainfall =

| elevation = 476

| coordinates = {{coord|34|32|0|S|148|09|0|E|display=inline,title}}

| stategov = Cootamundra

| fedgov = Hume

| dist1 = 362

| dir1 = SW

| location1= Sydney

| dist2 = 147

| dir2 = NW

| location2= Canberra

| dist3 = 113

| dir3 = NE

| location3= Wagga Wagga

| dist4 = 20

| dir4 = NE

| location4= Cootamundra

}}

Wallendbeen is a small town in southern New South Wales, Australia, administered by Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Wallendbeen and the surrounding area had a population of 305.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC12399|name=Wallendbeen (State Suburb)

|access-date=3 April 2015|quick=on}} The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for "stony hill".{{NSW GNR|id = SXqwwpZTTR|title = Wallendbeen|access-date = 11 August 2013}}

The town is located on the intersection of the Olympic Highway and the Burley Griffin Way and on the Sydney–Melbourne railway, opened to Wallendbeen in 1877. Wheat is an important industry for the area. It has a fine oval, which has supported a cricket club since 1887.{{cite web| publisher = Australian Explorer| title=Wallendbeen| url = http://www.australianexplorer.com/wallendbeen.htm|access-date = 2007-02-09}} The Wallendbeen Cricket Club was last captained by Tom Grace, the third generation of his family to hold the title.[https://www.youngwitness.com.au/story/3680912/grace-brothers-follow-family-tradition/ Grace brothers follow family tradition] The Young Witness 25 vJanuary 2016 Wallendbeen Post Office opened on 1 July 1885.{{Cite web|last = Phoenix Auctions History |title = Post Office List| url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&filter=*Wallendbeen*|access-date = 24 January 2021}} The Baldry Shield, a sports carnival for small primary schools in the area, is held in Wallendbeen annually.[https://www.cootamundraherald.com.au/story/2632136/having-a-blast-for-the-baldry-shield/ Having a blast for the Baldry Shield] Cootamindra Herald 20 October 2014

From 1895 to 1935 the town had its own local government, the Municipality of Wallendbeen, with its own municipal council and mayor. It was eventually absorbed into Jindalee Shire and Demondrille Shire.{{cite news|url=https://www.goldtrails.com.au/article/wallendbeen/|title=Wallendbeen|publisher=Gold Trails|access-date=9 February 2019}}

It is now becoming a dormitory suburb of Cootamundra.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}