Alectown, 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 Alectown, in the Parkes Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Alectown |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Parkes Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.91337 |
| Longitude | 148.26175 |
| Population | 169 |
| Density | 0.6 /km² |
| Area | 277.1 km² |
| Elevation | 350 m |
| Postcode | 2870 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 294 km west-northwest |
Alectown is a locality in the Parkes Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 169. The locality covers an area of 277.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 350 m above sea level. It lies approximately 294 km west-northwest of Sydney. Alectown is located at 32.9134°S, 148.2618°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2870. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Alectown lies sprawled under a vast, pale sky, a scattering of buildings softened by the dust of the plains. It lies 77.8 km south-south-west of Dubbo, NSW (from Dubbo, NSW: bearing 205°T), and is situated 22.0 km north of Parkes. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, the ochre and umber of dry soil stretching out towards a horizon that seems to hold its breath. Low, weathered fences mark out paddocks where hardy grasses cling to the sparse ground, and the air, when it moves, carries the dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant eucalyptus. In the late afternoon, the light bleeds gold across the landscape, lending a fleeting, burnished beauty to the scrubby trees and the quiet, unhurried pace of everyday life.
The history of Alectown is tied to the rich agricultural soil that surrounds it, a legacy of wheat and sheep farming that has shaped its character for generations. This land, once traversed by Indigenous peoples, became a place of settlement for European farmers seeking to harness its bounty, their efforts etching a quiet persistence into the very fabric of the locality. The local economy, though modest, remains rooted in these traditional industries, with the occasional rumble of grain trucks serving as a reminder of the harvest's enduring importance. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of resilience, a quiet tenacity born of the open country, is the true and distinctive hallmark of Alectown.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Alectown, 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 Alectown, in the Parkes Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Alectown includes the postcode (2870), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Parkes Shire 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 Alectown 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. |