Barrack Heights, 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 Barrack Heights, in the Shellharbour City Council local government area.
| Locality | Barrack Heights |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Shellharbour City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.56299 |
| Longitude | 150.85459 |
| Population | 5,834 |
| Density | 2441.0 /km² |
| Area | 2.4 km² |
| Elevation | 16 m |
| Postcode | 2528 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 84 km south-southwest |
Barrack Heights is a locality in the Shellharbour City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 5,834. The locality covers an area of 2.4 km², giving a population density of about 2441.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 16 m above sea level. It lies approximately 84 km south-southwest of Sydney. Barrack Heights is located at 34.5630°S, 150.8546°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2528.
Barrack Heights unfolds across a gentle rise, its rooftops a scattering of muted colours against the deep green of surrounding bushland. It lies 15.3 km south-south-west of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 192°T), and is situated 7.5 km east-north-east of Albion Park. The air here carries a faint, sweet scent of eucalypt, mingling with the sharper tang of salt that drifts inland from the nearby coastline. Views stretch towards the distant shimmer of the Pacific, a constant reminder of the ocean’s vastness, while closer at hand, the land dips and swells in soft contours, laced with the darker veins of gullies and creeks that carve their way towards the coast. The sky, especially in the late afternoon, can be a canvas of astonishing depth, bleeding from soft apricot to bruised purple, painting the scattered homes and their gardens in a warm, ephemeral glow.
The character of Barrack Heights is shaped by its proximity to the expansive Shellharbour, a place where the rhythm of life has long been dictated by the sea and the land. Historically, this coastal strip has seen waves of settlement, from its earliest custodians to the European farmers who cleared pockets of land for grazing and cultivation. Today, the local economy still draws strength from the sea, with fishing boats often seen heading out from the harbour, their wakes a fleeting interruption on the blue. Beyond the immediate coastal industries, the area has also developed a thriving residential character, a place where families have put down roots, drawn by the blend of coastal access and a quieter, more grounded way of living. The echo of past lives can be felt in the names of the streets and the sturdy, practical architecture of older homes, a quiet narrative of persistence against the elements.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Barrack Heights, 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 Barrack Heights, in the Shellharbour City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Barrack Heights includes the postcode (2528), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Shellharbour 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.
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 Barrack Heights 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. |