Avonside, 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 Avonside, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Avonside |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.4019 |
| Longitude | 148.72043 |
| Population | 158 |
| Density | 2.8 /km² |
| Area | 57.4 km² |
| Elevation | 1159 m |
| Postcode | 2628 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 361 km southwest |
Avonside is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 158. The locality covers an area of 57.4 km², giving a population density of about 2.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1159 m above sea level. It lies approximately 361 km southwest of Sydney. Avonside is located at 36.4019°S, 148.7204°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2628. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Avonside rests within a broad, sweeping valley, a place where the sky feels immense and the land breathes deeply. It lies 166.7 km east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 101°T), and is situated 10.8 km east-north-east of Jindabyne. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling country, softened by decades of grazing and the patient work of water. Patches of native bush, hardy eucalypts and wattles, cling to the slopes, their leaves a muted silver-green under the wide Australian sky, and the air carries a constant, subtle scent of dry grass and something earthy, a perfume of the soil itself. The horizon is a soft, hazy line, often softened by the late afternoon sun, which casts long, warm shadows across the paddocks, turning the dry grass to burnished gold.
This is country that has long sustained life, its history whispered in the weathered timbers of old homesteads and the enduring rhythm of sheep and cattle. The local economy remains deeply tied to the land, with wool and prime lamb production forming the backbone of Avonside's prosperity, a tradition stretching back to the earliest days of European settlement. The Snowy Monaro region, though vast, possesses a quiet interconnectedness, and Avonside plays its part in this pastoral tapestry, a place where the seasons dictate the tempo of life. It’s a locality that values resilience and a connection to the natural world, a character forged by the very landscape that surrounds it.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Avonside, 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 Avonside, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Avonside includes the postcode (2628), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Monaro 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 Avonside 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. |