Explore Badja, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Badja, NSW map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Badja, New South Wales, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of New South Wales or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Badja and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Badja.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Badja |
| 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 | -36.04667 |
| Longitude | 149.52749 |
| Population | 6 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 130.7 km² |
| Elevation | 1027 m |
| Postcode | 2630 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 287 km south-southwest |
Badja 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 6. The locality covers an area of 130.7 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1027 m above sea level. It lies approximately 287 km south-southwest of Sydney. Badja is located at 36.0467°S, 149.5275°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2630. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Badja rests in a hollow of the Monaro's sweeping, high country, a land where the air itself seems to hold a crisp, cool memory of winter. It lies 145.9 km south of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 187°T), and is situated 42.7 km east-north-east of Cooma. Rolling hills, cloaked in the muted greens of tussock grass and the darker, more steadfast hues of eucalypt forest, fall away towards the horizon, their forms softened by the diffused light that often graces this elevated plateau. The sky here is an expansive canvas, a pale, crystalline blue on clear days, or a dramatic sweep of bruised purples and greys when the weather rolls in from the south. A quiet stillness often prevails, broken only by the wind sighing through the gum leaves or the distant bleating of sheep, their white fleeces like scattered pearls against the ochre earth. The very texture of the land, a mix of rich, dark soil and exposed stone, speaks of a long, slow shaping by the elements.
The history of Badja is etched in the hardy spirit of its pastoral beginnings, a legacy of sheep and cattle grazing that continues to define its economic pulse. The land, once traversed by Indigenous peoples whose connection to this country is deep and ancient, later drew selectors and farmers who learned to coax a living from its sometimes unforgiving, yet ultimately generous, embrace. Evidence of this past can be seen in the weathered fences that march across the paddocks and the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses that dot the landscape, each a small monument to resilience. While large-scale mining has largely passed this particular locality by, the agricultural heartbeat remains strong, with wool and prime lamb production forming the backbone of the local economy. The quiet rhythm of life in Badja is one of early mornings and dependable routines, a far cry from the clamour of the cities, where the seasons dictate the pace and the neighbouring properties are as much a part of the community as the families who call them home.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Badja, New South Wales. 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 Badja, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Badja includes the postcode (2630), 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Badja is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |