Authorities have discovered the body of a woman at a residence in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales.

Officers responded to a call for a welfare check at a home on Joshua Street in Goulburn, situated roughly 90 kilometers northeast of Canberra, around 7 a.m.

Upon arrival, local police had to forcibly enter the premises, where they subsequently found the deceased woman.

READ MORE: Tragic incident: Man drowns off the coast of NSW

READ MORE: Heightened security: Armed police to oversee Sydney Ashes series

The woman has not been formally identified but police believe she was aged in her 40s.

Police set up a crime scene with detectives from the Hume Police District and the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad.

READ MORE: One dead, two injured following house fire in Sydney's south-west

READ MORE: Four states set to swelter with over 40-degree days next week

Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report on the Crime Stoppers NSW website.

Goulburn is a regional city with a population of more than 24,000 people.

DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.