Bourbah, 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 Bourbah, in the Coonamble Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Bourbah |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Coonamble Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -31.2481 |
| Longitude | 148.19082 |
| Area | 436.7 km² |
| Postcode | 2828 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 406 km northwest |
Bourbah is a locality in the Coonamble Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 436.7 km². It lies approximately 406 km northwest of Sydney. Bourbah is located at 31.2481°S, 148.1908°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2828. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Bourbah rests upon a broad, sun-baked plain where the earth, a deep ochre, stretches to a horizon that seems to breathe with heat. It lies 121.7 km north-north-west of Dubbo, NSW (from Dubbo, NSW: bearing 341°T), and is situated 38.4 km south-south-west of Coonamble. The landscape is a study in muted colours: pale grasses, the dusty grey-green of scattered acacias, and the vast, almost infinite blue of the sky pressing down, a weighty, silent presence. The air, dry and carrying the faint scent of eucalyptus and sun-warmed earth, hums with the ceaseless, almost imperceptible drone of insects. The few buildings of Bourbah, spread out with a generosity born of open space, seem to hunker low against the immensity, their corrugated iron roofs catching the light with a dull, metallic sheen.
The lifeblood of Bourbah has long been tied to the sheep that graze its surrounding paddocks, their wool a vital commodity that once set this region on the map. The economy still holds a strong pastoral character, though diversification has begun to whisper on the wind, with some venturing into grain production and others exploring the potential for niche tourism. History here is not etched in grand monuments, but in the weathered timbers of old woolsheds and the quiet stories shared over cups of tea at the local general store, a place that serves as the quiet, beating heart of the community. The travellers who pass through Bourbah often speak of a profound stillness, a sense of stepping back into a slower, more elemental way of being, where the land itself dictates the rhythm of days.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Bourbah, 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 Bourbah, in the Coonamble Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Bourbah includes the postcode (2828), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Coonamble Shire Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote 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 Bourbah 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. |