Woolomin is a small settlement on the bank of the Peel River, about 20 km north of Nundle, New South Wales

Nundle, New South Wales

Nundle is a village in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly the centre of Nundle Shire Local Government Area, but most of this area, including the village of Nundle, was absorbed into Tamworth Regional Council in 2004. The village is 400 km north of Sydney and...

, Australia

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 and about 40 km south east of the city of Tamworth

Tamworth, New South Wales

Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...

. It is on the Fossickers Way

Fossickers Way

Fossickers Way runs from Nundle in the south to Warialda and eastwards on the Gwydir Highway to Inverell and Glen Innes on the Northern Tablelands. It is designated as State Route 95....

 near Chaffey Dam

Chaffey Dam

Chaffey Dam is a dam 16 kilometres north of Nundle and 44 kilometres south of Tamworth in New South Wales. Its main purposes are regulating the flow of the Peel River and to augment the water supply of Tamworth....

. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

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, Woolomin had a population of 469.

On 20 November 2000 approximately 50 homes were evacuated as the Peel River burst its banks.

The village has a public school and agriculture is the major industry for the region.