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Entering Kyeamba - the property Kyeamba Park is in the background
Kyeamba Location in New South Wales
Population	54 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2650
Elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Location	23 km (14 mi) from Tarcutta 16 km (10 mi) from Humula
County	Wynyard
State electorate(s)	Wagga Wagga

Kyeamba is a farming community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north west of Humula and 23 kilometres (14 mi) south west of Tarcutta. At the 2016 census, Kyeamba had a population of 54.

Location and features

A shearing shed in the area of Kyeamba

The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for "forehead band".

Kyeamba is situated in the vicinity of the Alfredtown to Kyeamba Road where it meets the Hume Highway. There are no stores or significant public buildings in the area.

Kyamba Telegraph Office opened on 1 September 1861. This later became a Post Office, was renamed Kyeamba in 1917 and closed in 1957.

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