Broken Head, 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 Broken Head, in the Byron Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Broken Head |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Byron Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.73018 |
| Longitude | 153.59721 |
| Population | 333 |
| Density | 12.7 /km² |
| Area | 26.3 km² |
| Elevation | 19 m |
| Postcode | 2481 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 615 km north-northeast |
Broken Head is a locality in the Byron Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 333. The locality covers an area of 26.3 km², giving a population density of about 12.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 19 m above sea level. It lies approximately 615 km north-northeast of Sydney. Broken Head is located at 28.7302°S, 153.5972°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2481. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Broken Head is a place where the Pacific breathes deep against ancient headlands, a rugged beauty etched by wind and wave. It lies 76.1 km south-south-east of Robina, QLD (from Robina, QLD: bearing 165°T), and is situated 12.1 km north-north-east of Ballina. The land here rises in a series of forested hills that plunge towards the sea, their flanks cloaked in a dense green that whispers of monsoon rainforest and coastal scrub. Between these elevated sentinels, pockets of open pasture shimmer under the generous Queensland sun, a patchwork of emerald and gold that stretches towards the distant, hazy blue of the ocean. The air itself carries a salty tang, a constant reminder of the restless water that shapes this edge of the continent, and at dusk, the light softens, bleeding into hues of rose and lavender across the sky, turning the very air to liquid colour.
The history of Broken Head is a story of the sea and the soil, a place where traditional custodians have long understood the rhythms of the land and its bounty. Later, timber getters and farmers carved out a living from its fertile slopes, their efforts evident in the scattered clearings and the enduring character of the landscape. Today, Broken Head draws a different kind of life, a steady hum of tourism centred on its spectacular beaches and the allure of the natural world. The local economy, while still touched by agriculture, is largely sustained by travellers drawn to the raw, untamed beauty of the coastline, seeking solace and adventure in the shadow of its imposing headland.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Broken Head, 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 Broken Head, in the Byron Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Broken Head includes the postcode (2481), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Byron Shire 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.
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 Broken Head 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. |