Sassafras is a locality in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies on the Braidwood Road (which was originally built as the Wool Road), where it passes over the coastal escarpment on the road between Nowra and Nerriga. This road continues southwest to Braidwood, but this involves a section of unsealed road. The sealed Oallen Ford Road branches off south of Nerriga, which connects via various sealed roads to Canberra and Goulburn. Sassafras is a small community of orchards in an area of extensive national parks. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 31.[1]

Sassafras New South Wales
Sassafras
Sassafras Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°04′57″S 150°15′02″E
Population	31 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2622
Location	219 km (136 mi) S of Sydney 50 km (31 mi) SW of Nowra 143 km (89 mi) E of Canberra
LGA(s)	City of Shoalhaven
Region	South Coast
County	St Vincent
Parish	Sassafras
State electorate(s)	Kiama South Coast
Federal division(s)	Gilmore
Localities around Sassafras: Coolumburra St George Boolijah Nerriga Sassafras Boolijah Nerriga Morton National Park Tianjara

References

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Further reading

• Snedden, Robert Charles (1996). Sassafras: the story of the Post Town at Sassafras Mountain on the old Wool Road in the County of St. Vincent. Duffy, A.C.T.: R. C. Snedden. ISBN 0646259822. OCLC 38411506.

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