for a second time, in 1885, as a consequence of the Crown Lands Act 1884. In 1894, gold was discovered at Bywong. In 1901, a site known as "Lake George", just to the north of Bungendore and adjacent to Lake George, was proposed as the site for the nation's capital city. This did not eventuate, as the drawcard of Lake George failed to impress the visiting Commissioners of the time. By 1909 rabbit trapping had become an extremely valuable industry in the area around Bungendore. The town itself had a rabbit-freezing plant that employed 14 workers and over 250 trappers. In the year ending 31 July 1909, over 1.5 million rabbits were frozen at Bungendore. In 1992 journalist Ian McPhedran wrote that Bungendore's locals and business sector had developed a method of community cooperation superior to most other Australian small towns. On 29 January 2017 at the Werriwa Wiener Dash, an event held as part of the annual Bungendore Show, Bungendore set the record for the most number of dachshunds in one place outside of a Dog Show with 154 dachshunds in attendance. Heritage listings Bungendore has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Gibraltar Street: Bungendore railway station Village Green Claimed as a 'unique green space' by a local activist group, the area was identified as a "council property being an internal disused area with two dilapidated sheds" by the Queanbeyan-Palerang Mayor Tim Overall, who clarified that "it would not be accurate to describe it as green space on the main road”. The car park was completed in 2021 and is often seen brimming with visitors of the many attractions that Bungendore has to offer. Population Ar the , there were 4,745 people in Bungendore. 83.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.8%. 92.7% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 44.7%, Catholic 23.0% and Anglican 15.9%. Geography Bungendore is quite near a hill known as Gibraltar Hill. and is located close to the Great Dividing Range where it traverses the Butmaroo Range, some 10 km to the East, not far from the Butmaroo Homestead. Bungendore experiences a relatively sunny and dry oceanic climate (Cfb), similar to nearby Goulburn and Canberra. Bungendore's location in a broad valley surrounded by the peaks of the Great Dividing Range to the east often protects