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Bawley Point New South Wales Map

Explore Bawley Point, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bawley Point, 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.

Interactive Map of Bawley Point, New South Wales

How to Use This Bawley Point, New South Wales Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bawley Point, 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 Bawley Point 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 Bawley Point.

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.

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LocalityBawley Point
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Local Government AreaShoalhaven City Council
CountryAustralia
TimezoneAustralian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT)
RemotenessInner Regional Australia
Latitude-35.50786
Longitude150.38384
Population677
Density33.5 /km²
Area20.2 km²
Elevation20 m
Postcode2539
Area Code02
Distance to Sydney197 km south-southwest

About Bawley Point, New South Wales

Bawley Point 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 677. The locality covers an area of 20.2 km², giving a population density of about 33.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 20 m above sea level. It lies approximately 197 km south-southwest of Sydney. Bawley Point is located at 35.5079°S, 150.3838°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2539. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.

Bawley Point unfurls along a coastline where the Pacific's restless energy meets the steadfast earth, a place of broad, pale beaches and the quiet hum of cicadas in the coastal scrub. It lies 103.8 km south-east of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 145°T), and is situated 13.6 km south-south-west of Burrill Lake. The air here carries the distinct, briny tang of the ocean, a constant reminder of the vastness that lies just beyond the dunes. Behind the surf, the land rises gently, cloaked in eucalypt forests that spill down towards the water, their leaves a shimmering green against the often-azure sky. The light at dusk, when it softens and bleeds across the horizon, casts a warm, honeyed glow over the scattered houses and the winding tracks that connect them, a quiet beauty that settles into the soul.

The history of Bawley Point is written in the shifting sands and the enduring timber of its early settlements, a story shaped by the sea and the bounty it offered. For generations, fishing has been the lifeblood of this place, with local boats still heading out at dawn to bring back their catches, their weathered hulls a familiar sight against the morning mist. Beyond the immediate draw of the ocean, the surrounding hinterland, though not dramatically rugged, offers pockets of rich soil that have supported small-scale farming and grazing over the years, a subtle counterpoint to the dominant coastal character. Tourism has become increasingly important, drawing visitors to its pristine beaches and the opportunities for surfing and quiet contemplation, but the core of Bawley Point remains its connection to the sea, a resilient spirit that has weathered changing times.

Nearby Places to Explore — Bawley Point, NSW

Nearby Places of Interest

Murramarang
Aboriginal Area · 3 km SE · 60 ha
Brush Island
Nature Reserve · 4 km SE · 37 ha
Meroo
National Park · 4 km NNW · 3,839 ha
Belowla Island
Nature Reserve · 5 km S · 3 ha
Ingolds Knob Lookout
Lookout / Viewpoint · 6 km W
Snapper Point Lookout
Lookout / Viewpoint · 7 km S
Step Back In Time Museum
Museum · 8 km NNE
Mount Mogood
Lookout / Viewpoint · 19 km W
Ledges Aus
Attraction · 20 km NNE
Mollymook Bogey Hole
Attraction · 20 km NNE
Milton Theatre
Theatre · 22 km NNE
Broad Creek
Flora Reserve · 24 km NW · 16 ha
Bimberamala
National Park · 25 km W · 4,320 ha
Mares Hill Flora Reserve
Nature Reserve · 25 km WNW
Mares Hill
Flora Reserve · 25 km WNW · 18 ha
Narrawallee Creek
Nature Reserve · 26 km NNE · 874 ha
Clyde River
National Park · 28 km SW · 1,264 ha
Budawang
National Park · 31 km WNW · 24,000 ha
Monga
State Conservation Area · 44 km W · 1,002 ha
Corramy
Regional Park · 48 km NNE · 289 ha
Booderee
Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth) · 48 km NNE · 67 ha
Majors Creek
State Conservation Area · 56 km W · 667 ha
Berlang
State Conservation Area · 64 km WSW · 2,313 ha
Burrin Burrin
Conservation Reserve · 69 km WNW · 411 ha
Bomaderry Creek
Regional Park · 76 km NNE · 85 ha

Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.

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About This Bawley Point Map Page

This page provides a street and satellite map of Bawley Point, 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 Bawley Point, in the Shoalhaven City Council local government area.

Detailed location data for Bawley Point includes the postcode (2539), 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.

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 Bawley Point is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.

Page generatedOctober 2026
Location dataGeoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity
Map layersGoogle 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)
DescriptionEditorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data.