Bungaba, 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 Bungaba, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Bungaba |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.16986 |
| Longitude | 149.67506 |
| Population | 92 |
| Density | 0.8 /km² |
| Area | 122.0 km² |
| Elevation | 445 m |
| Postcode | 2852 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 237 km northwest |
Bungaba is a locality in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 92. The locality covers an area of 122.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 445 m above sea level. It lies approximately 237 km northwest of Sydney. Bungaba is located at 32.1699°S, 149.6751°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2852. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Bungaba lies under a sky that often stretches in a vast, unbroken blue, a colour that seems to deepen with the approaching evening. It lies 100.3 km east of Dubbo, NSW (from Dubbo, NSW: bearing 83°T), and is situated 26.4 km north-north-east of Gulgong. The land here rolls with a gentle but persistent undulation, a terrain of ochre earth that drinks the infrequent rain and supports hardy, grey-green scrub. Patches of ironbark and stringybark dot the landscape, their rough bark a testament to the sun and wind, and in the distance, the faint haze of heat often softens the edges of the horizon. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a mixture of dust, eucalypt, and the distant promise of rain, and the quiet here is profound, broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures or the occasional bleat of sheep.
The story of Bungaba is one etched in the persistence of those who first sought to tame this country. Sheep grazing has long been the lifeblood, the wool a vital export that has sustained families for generations, and the faint scent of lanolin still clings to the air after a shearing season. The railway line, now largely disused, once hummed with the passage of grain trucks, a symbol of a time when wheatfields stretched further across the plains, a memory now held in the weathered timber of the old goods shed. While mining has ebbed and flowed in neighbouring districts, Bungaba itself has remained steadfastly agrarian, its character shaped by the seasons and the resilience of its people, a quiet strength that manifests in the unhurried way life unfolds.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Bungaba, 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 Bungaba, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Bungaba includes the postcode (2852), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Western 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 Bungaba 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. |