Bakers Creek, Uralla Shire Council, New South Wales
Bakers Creek, 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 Bakers Creek, in the Uralla Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Bakers Creek |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Uralla Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -30.32867 |
| Longitude | 150.98946 |
| Population | 15 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 161.6 km² |
| Elevation | 706 m |
| Postcode | 2359 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 394 km north |
Bakers Creek is a locality in the Uralla Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 15. The locality covers an area of 161.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 706 m above sea level. It lies approximately 394 km north of Sydney. Bakers Creek is located at 30.3287°S, 150.9895°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2359. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Bakers Creek sprawls across a landscape sculpted by ancient geological forces, where rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of native grasses and hardy eucalypts, gently descend towards the winding waterway that gives the area its name. It lies 68.2 km west-north-west of Armidale, NSW (from Armidale, NSW: bearing 286°T), and is situated 25.9 km south of Bundarra. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry scent of eucalyptus mingled with the subtle perfume of sun-baked earth, a fragrance that clings to the very stones and fences. The land possesses a quiet resilience, its contours softened by the passage of seasons rather than the sharp edges of abrupt change. Scattered homesteads, their corrugated iron roofs a warm ochre against the muted greens and browns of the paddocks, punctuate the wide horizons, each a small, self-contained world humming with its own slow rhythm.
The story of Bakers Creek is one of enduring pastoralism, where the rich, red soil has long sustained sheep and cattle grazing across its undulating terrain. This is a place where the economy has historically been tied to the land, a heritage evident in the sturdy woolsheds and the quiet diligence of those who continue the agricultural traditions of their forebears. The echoes of earlier endeavours, perhaps the faint whisper of prospecting for gold in the creek beds or the passage of Cobb & Co. coaches along dusty tracks, remain subtly imprinted on the character of Bakers Creek. While the modern world brings its own conveniences, a tangible sense of continuity persists, a quiet acknowledgement of the generations who have worked and lived on this particular stretch of New South Wales.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Bakers Creek, 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 Bakers Creek, in the Uralla Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Bakers Creek includes the postcode (2359), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Uralla 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 Bakers Creek 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. |