Barringella, 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 Barringella, in the Shoalhaven City Council local government area.
| Locality | Barringella |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Shoalhaven City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.91265 |
| Longitude | 150.45777 |
| Population | 28 |
| Density | 0.7 /km² |
| Area | 39.4 km² |
| Elevation | 8 m |
| Postcode | 2540 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 135 km south-southwest |
Barringella is a locality in the Shoalhaven City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 28. The locality covers an area of 39.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 8 m above sea level. It lies approximately 135 km south-southwest of Sydney. Barringella is located at 34.9126°S, 150.4578°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2540. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Barringella rests on land that rolls with a gentle, almost weary, persistence towards the coast, a landscape etched by time and the persistent whisper of the Pacific breeze. It lies 66.8 km south-west of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 216°T), and is situated 14.1 km west-south-west of Nowra. Here, the eucalyptus trees, their bark like peeling parchment, stand sentinel over undulating pastures, their silvery leaves catching the light in a way that suggests a perpetual, soft twilight. The air, thick with the scent of salt and damp earth, carries the distant murmur of waves, a constant reminder of the ocean’s proximity, yet Barringella itself feels set back from the immediate drama of the shoreline, a place of quiet contemplation.
The history of Barringella is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the bounty of the nearby waterways, its economy once fuelled by the robust trade of timber felled from the dense coastal forests and the steady produce of its dairy farms. Generations have worked this land, their lives shaped by the predictable cycles of rainfall and the changing fortunes of agriculture. Though the dairy herds have thinned and the timber mills are largely silent, a quiet resilience persists, a legacy of self-sufficiency evident in the well-tended gardens and the unhurried pace of daily life. The local arts scene, surprisingly vibrant for its size, finds inspiration in the unique quality of the light that spills across the hills at dusk, painting the sky in hues of rose and lavender, a spectacle that seems to draw the very soul of Barringella into its embrace.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Barringella, 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 Barringella, in the Shoalhaven City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Barringella includes the postcode (2540), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Shoalhaven City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Barringella 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. |