Budgewoi, Central Coast Council, New South Wales
Explore Budgewoi, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Budgewoi, 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 Budgewoi, 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 Budgewoi 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 Budgewoi.
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 | Budgewoi |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Central Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.2452 |
| Longitude | 151.56503 |
| Population | 3,303 |
| Density | 1898.3 /km² |
| Area | 1.7 km² |
| Elevation | 4 m |
| Postcode | 2262 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 77 km north-northeast |
Budgewoi is a locality in the Central Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 3,303. The locality covers an area of 1.7 km², giving a population density of about 1898.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 4 m above sea level. It lies approximately 77 km north-northeast of Sydney. Budgewoi is located at 33.2452°S, 151.5650°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2262.
Budgewoi rests on the edge of a broad, blue lagoon, a place where the salt tang of the Pacific air mingles with the drowsy hum of cicadas. It lies 42.1 km south-south-west of Newcastle, NSW (from Newcastle, NSW: bearing 210°T), and is situated 5.6 km east of Gorokan. The landscape here is a gentle unfolding of sandy soil, tufted with hardy coastal grasses and dotted with the stoic shapes of casuarinas, their feathery foliage catching the light like spun silver. The lagoon itself, a wide expanse of shimmering water, mirrors the vast, ever-changing sky, its surface often rippled by the breath of the sea, carrying the distant murmur of surf breaking on the unbroken sweep of coastline. Here, the days seem to stretch and soften, marked by the slow crawl of the sun and the languid drift of clouds, imbuing Budgewoi with a peculiar sense of unhurried time.
The story of Budgewoi is deeply entwined with the waterways that define it, a history of people drawn to the bounty of the sea and the shelter of the lagoon. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the rhythm of the tides, with fishing boats still chugging out from the modest harbour, their nets carrying the promise of the day's catch to local fishmongers. Beyond the immediate coast, remnants of past agricultural endeavours can still be glimpsed in the scattered pockets of cleared land, hinting at a time when sustenance was coaxed directly from the earth. Today, tourism plays a significant role, drawing visitors to the sandy beaches and the tranquil waters of the lagoon, seeking a respite from busier lives, and in doing so, Budgewoi continues to offer a quiet invitation to slow down and simply be.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Budgewoi, 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 Budgewoi, in the Central Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Budgewoi includes the postcode (2262), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Central Coast Council), 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 Budgewoi 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. |