Explore Bobs Creek, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bobs Creek, 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 Bobs Creek, 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 Bobs Creek 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 Bobs Creek.
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 | Bobs Creek |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.59588 |
| Longitude | 152.7578 |
| Population | 87 |
| Density | 7.8 /km² |
| Area | 11.2 km² |
| Elevation | 8 m |
| Postcode | 2439 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 291 km north-northeast |
Bobs Creek is a locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 87. The locality covers an area of 11.2 km², giving a population density of about 7.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 8 m above sea level. It lies approximately 291 km north-northeast of Sydney. Bobs Creek is located at 31.5959°S, 152.7578°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2439. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Bobs Creek spills from the hinterland, a ribbon of freshwater winding its way towards the greater embrace of the coast. It lies 19.9 km south-west of Port Macquarie, NSW (from Port Macquarie, NSW: bearing 221°T), and is situated 13.5 km south of Wauchope. The land here, a gentle descent from the rolling hills, is painted in broad strokes of emerald pasture and the darker, more brooding tones of eucalypt forest. Sunlight, when it breaks through the coastal haze, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating the dusty tracks that crisscross the paddocks and lending a soft, golden hue to the air itself. The creek, a constant murmur, weaves through this landscape, its banks softened by a fringe of ferns and the occasional stubborn fig tree, its roots gripping the rich, dark soil. The air, carrying the faint, briny tang of the nearby ocean, feels alive and fresh, a constant reminder of the proximity to the sea.
The economy of Bobs Creek has long been tied to the generous earth, its fertile soils supporting a quiet agricultural tradition. For generations, families have worked the land, their livelihoods often centred around cattle grazing, the soft thud of hooves a familiar sound that drifts across the valleys. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the increasing popularity of the wider Port Macquarie region has brought a subtle shift, with some landholders exploring opportunities in agritourism, offering visitors a taste of the rural idyll. The history of Bobs Creek is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet perseverance of those who have shaped its character, a character that resonates with a sense of grounded resilience, a reflection of the land itself.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Bobs Creek, 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 Bobs Creek, in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Bobs Creek includes the postcode (2439), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Port Macquarie-Hastings 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 Bobs Creek 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. |