Adelong, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Adelong, in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area.
| Locality | Adelong |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Valleys Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.3065 |
| Longitude | 148.07352 |
| Population | 919 |
| Density | 45.3 /km² |
| Area | 20.3 km² |
| Elevation | 356 m |
| Postcode | 2729 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 328 km west-southwest |
Adelong is a locality in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 919. The locality covers an area of 20.3 km², giving a population density of about 45.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 356 m above sea level. It lies approximately 328 km west-southwest of Sydney. Adelong is located at 35.3065°S, 148.0735°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2729. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Adelong rests in a valley where the foothills of the Great Dividing Range begin their gentle descent, a landscape painted with the warm ochres and muted greens of dryland farming country. It lies 140.2 km north-east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 50°T), and is situated 14.8 km west of Tumut. The Adelong Creek, a silver thread, winds its way through pastures that shimmer under the vast Australian sky, bordered by stands of mature eucalypts whose leaves whisper secrets on the breeze. Here, the air carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the subtle perfume of native grasses, and the light at dusk often washes the hills in a soft, hazy gold, a quiet benediction on the land. The terrain itself feels ancient, a patient canvas shaped by millennia of wind and water, a place where the scale of the sky dwarfs the human endeavours below.
The story of Adelong is deeply entwined with the gleam of gold, a history etched into its very foundations when discoveries in the mid-19th century drew hopeful prospectors to its banks. This legacy of mining, though largely past, has left an indelible mark on the character of the place, a subtle undercurrent of resilience and resourcefulness that still informs the local economy, now primarily driven by sheep and cattle grazing. Neighbouring farms produce wool and prime stock, their paddocks stretching towards the horizon, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the fertile, if sometimes challenging, soil. Adelong’s quietude today belies its boisterous past, and a traveller might still sense the echoes of those earlier days in the sturdy architecture of its older buildings and the unhurried rhythm of life that has settled over this valley.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Adelong, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Adelong, in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Adelong includes the postcode (2729), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Valleys Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Adelong is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |