Karabar Queanbeyan, New South Wales
Karabar
Coordinates	35°22′S 149°14′E / 35.367°S 149.233°E / -35.367; 149.233
Population	8,517 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2620
Elevation	609 m (1,998 ft)
Location	21 km (13 mi) SE of Canberra 5 km (3 mi) S of Queanbeyan 291 km (181 mi) SW of Sydney
LGA(s)	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
County	Murray
Parish	Queanbeyan
State electorate(s)	Monaro
Federal division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Suburbs around Karabar: Crestwood Queanbeyan Queanbeyan Queanbeyan West Karabar Queanbeyan East Jerrabomberra Googong Greenleigh

Karabar is a suburb of Queanbeyan, New South Wales. It is at the southern part of the developed area of Queanbeyan—-bordering the suburbs of Queanbeyan East, Jerrabomberra, Googong and Queanbeyan. The eastern border of the suburb is defined by the Queanbeyan River. As well as a shopping centre it contains netball courts, several ovals and public high and primary schools. It is dominated by Mount Jerrabomberra, which overlooks the suburb. At the 2021 census, Karabar had a population of 8,517 people.^[1]

The Karabar High School and Distance Education Centre is a state public high school for years 7 to 12, located in Karabar.

The distance education centre serves students who are unable to attend school because of geographic isolation, illness, vocational talent, religious and other reasons, in the southern part of NSW as well as Australians living overseas and students from smaller private and state high schools that are unable to offer specialist subjects such as languages, extension mathematics and software design and development.

The high school provides education for students in academic, vocational and employment streams leading to the award of the NSW Higher School Certificate. A specialist program for gifted and talented students called the Selective Extension Program draws students from throughout the district and the ACT. The Karabar marching band, "The Namadgi Redbacks" tours internationally every two years.

The Primary School, Queanbeyan South is over the fence from Karabar High. Queanbeyan South is a public school for pre-school to year 6.

v t e Queanbeyan–Palerang Region, New South Wales, Australia
Queanbeyan suburbs	Crestwood Environa Googong Greenleigh Jerrabomberra Karabar Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan West Queanbeyan The Ridgeway Tralee
Localities and rural places	Araluen Back Creek Ballalaba Bendoura Berlang Bombay Boro Braidwood Bungendore Burra Bywong Captains Flat Carwoola Corang Currawang Durran Durra Farringdon Forbes Creek Harolds Cross Hoskinstown Jembaicumbene Krawarree Larbert Lake George Majors Creek Manar Marlowe Mayfield Monga Mongarlowe Mount Fairy Mulloon Nerriga Northangera Oallen Palerang Primrose Valley Reidsdale Rossi Royalla Sutton Tarago Tomboye Urila Warri Wamboin Williamsdale Wog Wog
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