Map of Nimmitabel, NSW 2631 - Census Demographics - Melway, Sydway, Brisway, Ausway, Street Smart (original) (raw)

Nimmitabel is a small town in the Monaro region in southeast New South Wales, Australia, in the Cooma-Monaro Shire Local government area. At the 2006 census, Nimmitabel had a population of 237 people.

The town is 37 kilometres south of Cooma and 75 km west of Bega. Nimmitabel is located on the highway which from Cooma to about 10 km south of Nimmitabel is both the Snowy Mountains Highway (HWY 23) and the Monaro Highway (HWY 18).

It is on the southern end of the Great Dividing Range, at the west of the Monaro Range, and lies 20 km west of the Wadbilliga National Park.

Nimmitabel means the place where many waters start or divide in the local Aboriginal language. Many various spellings were adopted for the town, including: Nimmitybelle, Nimithybale, Nimitybell, Nimity Belle and Nimmitabel.