Braemar Bay, 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 Braemar Bay, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Braemar Bay |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.10213 |
| Longitude | 148.67075 |
| Population | 22 |
| Density | 0.3 /km² |
| Area | 67.0 km² |
| Elevation | 1180 m |
| Postcode | 2628 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 339 km southwest |
Braemar Bay is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 22. The locality covers an area of 67.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1180 m above sea level. It lies approximately 339 km southwest of Sydney. Braemar Bay is located at 36.1021°S, 148.6707°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2628. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Braemar Bay is a study in muted colours, where the ochre of the dry earth meets the pale, scrubby green of hardy coastal vegetation clinging to rolling hills. It lies 159.7 km east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 90°T), and is situated 43.7 km west-north-west of Cooma. The air here, even on a still day, carries the faint, insistent tang of salt, a constant reminder of the vast expanse of ocean that lies just beyond the immediate rise. The land itself seems to breathe with a quiet resilience, shaped by the wind and the sun into a landscape that is both stark and strangely beautiful, with skeletal branches of ghost gums reaching skyward like supplicating hands.
Historically, Braemar Bay has been a place of quiet sustenance, its fortunes tied to the ebb and flow of the sea and the land's ability to yield. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile pockets and sheltered waters, established a way of life that still echoes in the unhurried pace of the present. The local economy, though modest, is a testament to this enduring spirit, with small-scale grazing operations and a scattering of fishing boats contributing to the town's gentle hum. Visitors often remark on the peculiar quality of the light at dusk, when the western sky bleeds into hues of rose and lavender, casting long shadows across the parched paddocks, a spectacle that seems to hold the very essence of this enduring place.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Braemar Bay, 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 Braemar Bay, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Braemar Bay includes the postcode (2628), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Monaro Regional 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 Braemar Bay 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. |