Explore Bombo, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bombo, 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 Bombo, 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 Bombo 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 Bombo.
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 | Bombo |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | The Council Of The Municipality Of Kiama |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.65494 |
| Longitude | 150.8491 |
| Population | 112 |
| Density | 61.5 /km² |
| Area | 1.8 km² |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Postcode | 2533 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 94 km south-southwest |
Bombo is a locality in The Council Of The Municipality Of Kiama local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 112. The locality covers an area of 1.8 km², giving a population density of about 61.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 9 m above sea level. It lies approximately 94 km south-southwest of Sydney. Bombo is located at 34.6549°S, 150.8491°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2533.
Bombo lies where the land exhales a salty breath onto the Illawarra coast. It lies 25.5 km south of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 189°T), and is situated 10.5 km south-east of Albion Park. The coastline here is a rugged embrace, with dark, volcanic rock formations meeting the restless Pacific in a constant, low roar. Behind the immediate shoreline, the terrain rises with a certain determined greenness, a carpet of hardy grasses and resilient coastal shrubs clinging to the slopes that lead inland towards the escarpment. The air itself carries a damp coolness, a persistent whisper of the ocean’s vastness, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, can cast a pearly luminescence over the water and the weathered stone, a fleeting, ethereal beauty that softens the raw edges of the landscape. The very character of Bombo is etched into this interplay of stone and sea, a place that feels both exposed and enduring.
This stretch of coast whispers of a past shaped by the earth's deep energies and human endeavour. Bombo's history is inextricably linked to the rich basalt deposits that once drew miners to its shores, a legacy that left its mark on the very contours of the land. While the heavy industry has largely receded, the echo of its presence lingers in the scarred earth and the stoic resilience of the local spirit. Today, Bombo’s economy is more attuned to the gentle ebb and flow of the surrounding region, its character softened by the proximity to Kiama and the broader tourism that draws visitors to this picturesque corner of New South Wales. The beaches, though perhaps not as renowned as those further north or south, offer quiet havens for contemplation, their sands a subtle contrast to the darker, more dramatic geology that defines Bombo’s unique identity.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Bombo, 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 Bombo, in The Council Of The Municipality Of Kiama local government area.
Detailed location data for Bombo includes the postcode (2533), telephone area code (02), and local government area (The Council Of The Municipality Of Kiama), 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 Bombo 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. |