Welcome to Moruya!
Moruya is a small town situated on the Moruya River on the south coast of New South Wales. It the administrative centre of the Eurobodalla Shire. The word Moruya is an Aboriginal word meaning "Resting place of the black swan", and the Black Swan is the town emblem.
Moruya is a town located on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Moruya River. The Princes Highway runs through the town that is approximately 305 kilometres (190 mi) south of Sydney and 175 kilometres (109 mi) from Canberra. At the 2016 census, Moruya had a population of 3982. Its built up area had a population of 2,525. The town relies predominantly on agriculture, aquaculture, and tourism. Moruya is administered by the Eurobodalla Shire Council and the shire chambers are located in the town.
Rural areas around Moruya were affected by the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.