Explore Balgownie, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Balgownie, 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 Balgownie, 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 Balgownie 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 Balgownie.
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 | Balgownie |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Wollongong City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.38654 |
| Longitude | 150.87174 |
| Population | 5,427 |
| Density | 1490.9 /km² |
| Area | 3.6 km² |
| Elevation | 26 m |
| Postcode | 2519 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 65 km south-southwest |
Balgownie is a locality in the Wollongong City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 5,427. The locality covers an area of 3.6 km², giving a population density of about 1490.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 26 m above sea level. It lies approximately 65 km south-southwest of Sydney. Balgownie is located at 34.3865°S, 150.8717°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2519.
Balgownie sits at the foot of the escarpment, a place where the raw, green slopes of the Illawarra begin to soften into the broader sweep of the coastal plain. It lies 4.9 km north-north-west of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 339°T), and is situated 5.0 km south-west of Woonona. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, loamy scent of the hinterland, a rich perfume that mingles with the distant, salty tang of the ocean. Hills rise steeply, their flanks a patchwork of dense bushland and the occasional clearing, where the sunlight catches the broad leaves of ferns and the darker, tougher foliage of native shrubs. The terrain slopes away towards the coast, a gentle descent that hints at the proximity of the sea, though it remains unseen from many of Balgownie’s residential streets. The character of the place is one of quiet resilience, a community that has long drawn sustenance from the land and its bounty, yet remains acutely aware of the powerful natural forces that shape its environment.
The story of Balgownie is deeply entwined with the extraction of coal, a history etched into the very contours of the land, though the pits themselves are now largely silent. For generations, this was a working town, its economy fuelled by the deep seams that lay beneath the surface, a pulse that once thrummed through its streets and sustained its families. This industrial past has left an indelible mark, a quiet pride in the labour that built the region, even as the focus has shifted. Today, Balgownie’s character is a blend of its working-class heritage and a more contemporary suburban feel, with many residents now commuting to neighbouring centres for work, yet retaining a strong sense of local identity. The nearby beaches, a short drive away, offer a different kind of connection to the natural world, a place of sun-bleached sand and the ceaseless murmur of the waves, a constant reminder of the coastal setting that defines so much of life in this part of New South Wales.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Balgownie, 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 Balgownie, in the Wollongong City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Balgownie includes the postcode (2519), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Wollongong City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Balgownie 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. |