Little River is a rural locality in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It lies is 6 km east of Tumut, in the southern side of the valley of the Goobarragandra River, just to the east of the confluence of that river with the Tumut River. The Goobarragandra River was once also known as 'Tumut Little River' or just as 'Little River',[2][3][4] giving rise to the locality's name. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 38.[5]

Little River New South Wales
Little River
Coordinates	35°19′25″S 148°17′5″E
Population	38 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2720
Location	6 km (4 mi) E of Tumut
LGA(s)	Snowy Valleys Council
County	Wynyard
State electorate(s)	Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Localities around Little River: Lacmalac Tumut Little River Tumut Plains

It lies close to the boundaries of the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri, the Ngarigo-speaking Walgalu and the Ngunnawal peoples.[6]

A part of the localities now known as Little River and Lacmalac was one of the sites proposed for Australia's national capital city. It was one of two sites near Tumut; the other being at Gadara to the west of Tumut. If the proposal for a new city at Little River had come to fruition, the Tumut railway line would have been extended to the area and a dam built on Goobarragandra River to provide a water supply.[2][7][8]

Census populations

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