Bournda, 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 Bournda, in the Bega Valley Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Bournda |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Bega Valley Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.81133 |
| Longitude | 149.89642 |
| Population | 147 |
| Density | 1.8 /km² |
| Area | 82.5 km² |
| Elevation | 34 m |
| Postcode | 2548 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 348 km south-southwest |
Bournda is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 147. The locality covers an area of 82.5 km², giving a population density of about 1.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 34 m above sea level. It lies approximately 348 km south-southwest of Sydney. Bournda is located at 36.8113°S, 149.8964°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2548. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Bournda unfolds as a quiet sweep of coastal bushland, where the deep green of eucalypts meets the shifting blues and greys of the Tasman Sea. It lies 230.3 km south of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 176°T), and is situated 14.7 km south-south-east of Bega. The land here is a gentle undulation, a series of low hills that slope towards the water, their slopes adorned with banksia and tea-tree, a resilient scrub that clings to the sandy soils. The air, even inland a kilometre or two, carries the faint, clean tang of salt, a constant reminder of the ocean’s proximity. Sunlight, when it breaks through the coastal haze, casts a warm, almost buttery glow on the gnarled bark of the trees, and in the late afternoon, the shadows lengthen, painting the bush in hues of violet and deep umber.
This stretch of coast, part of the broader Bega Valley, has long been a place of passage and subtle habitation, its history not marked by grand pronouncements but by the steady rhythm of the tides and the seasons. For millennia, Indigenous peoples have known these shores, their connection to the land imprinted in the very contours of the landscape, though specific historical narratives for Bournda itself are not widely documented. More recently, the area has found its place in the region’s economy primarily through tourism and the enduring appeal of its natural beauty. Bournda National Park, a significant portion of the locality, protects vast tracts of coastal heath, wet sclerophyll forest, and the vital wetlands of Bournda Lagoon, a haven for birdlife and a draw for walkers and nature lovers. The lagoon itself, a tranquil mirror reflecting the sky, is a distinctive feature, a sheltered inlet offering a different kind of seaside experience from the more exposed ocean beaches.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Bournda, 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 Bournda, in the Bega Valley Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Bournda includes the postcode (2548), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Bega Valley Shire Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Bournda 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. |