Cabramurra is a suburb of Regional NSW, New
South Wales and is about 345 kms southwest of
NSW's capital city of Sydney. In the 2011 Australian
census the population of Cabramurra was 364
when there were 164 Females and 200 Males living
there.
Cabramurra is the highest permanently inhabited
town on the Australian continent, situated at
1,488m AHD (4,880 ft) in the western Snowy
Mountains of the Great Dividing Range, in the
state of New South Wales.
Cabramurra is a 'company town', being the place
of residence for workers in the nearby Tumut 2
hydro-electric power station and electrical
switching yards, and Tumut Pondage dam. Only
persons directly employed by Snowy Hydro, and
their families, are permitted to live in the town.