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Portland is a suburb of Regional NSW, New South Wales and is about 127 kms west-northwest of NSW's capital city of Sydney. In the 2011 Australian census the population of Portland was 2,307 when there were 1,169 Females and 1,138 Males living there. The median age for people living in Portland was 41. Portland is a town in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The town was named after Australia's first cement works. The Portland town centre has a distinct business district, several parks and sporting clubs. The well serviced town is surrounded by a combination of national parks, crown land, farming areas and forestry, and has many areas that are well known for outdoor recreation.