Aarons Pass, 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 Aarons Pass, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Aarons Pass |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.87453 |
| Longitude | 149.80054 |
| Population | 21 |
| Density | 0.3 /km² |
| Area | 82.8 km² |
| Elevation | 772 m |
| Postcode | 2850 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 171 km northwest |
Aarons Pass is a locality in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 21. The locality covers an area of 82.8 km², giving a population density of about 0.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 772 m above sea level. It lies approximately 171 km northwest of Sydney. Aarons Pass is located at 32.8745°S, 149.8005°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2850. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Aarons Pass lies where the rolling hills begin to fold, a place of ochre earth and sky the colour of faded denim. It lies 64.0 km north-north-east of Bathurst, NSW (from Bathurst, NSW: bearing 19°T), and is situated 15.2 km west of Kandos. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, the scrubby gums clinging to slopes that gradually steepen, hinting at the deeper country beyond. A subtle scent of dry grass and eucalypt hangs perpetually in the air, a scent that sharpens with the heat of the day and mellows into a cool, dusty perfume as dusk settles. The silence here is not an absence of sound, but a presence of quiet, broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth or the distant, mournful cry of a currawong.
The story of Aarons Pass is written in the land itself, a narrative of hardy folk who sought sustenance from this often-unyielding soil. For generations, sheep have grazed these slopes, their fleece a vital thread in the local economy, a gentle rhythm of shearing sheds and wool sales echoing through the years. Evidence of older lives, too, can be found in the scattered remnants of early settlements, stones placed by hands long gone, testament to a pioneering spirit that carved a life from the bush. Today, a quiet resilience defines Aarons Pass, a continuation of that legacy, where the land still dictates the pace and the sky watches over the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Aarons Pass, 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 Aarons Pass, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Aarons Pass includes the postcode (2850), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Western Regional Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Aarons Pass 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. |