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| Locality | Burnt Yards |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Blayney Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.59048 |
| Longitude | 149.02716 |
| Population | 34 |
| Density | 0.7 /km² |
| Area | 47.9 km² |
| Elevation | 676 m |
| Postcode | 2792 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 204 km west |
Burnt Yards is a locality in the Blayney Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 34. The locality covers an area of 47.9 km², giving a population density of about 0.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 676 m above sea level. It lies approximately 204 km west of Sydney. Burnt Yards is located at 33.5905°S, 149.0272°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2792. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Burnt Yards lies low and wide beneath a sky that often seems too vast for the gentle rise and fall of the land. It lies 38.1 km south of Orange, NSW (from Orange, NSW: bearing 188°T), and is situated 14.5 km south-south-west of Forest Reefs. The country here is a study in muted greens and ochres, the paddocks of grazing sheep and cattle stitched together by the silver threads of meandering creeks, their banks fringed with hardy eucalypts. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crispness that speaks of distance from the coast, a clean scent of dry earth and wild grasses, punctuated by the occasional bleat of sheep or the lowing of unseen cattle. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded heavens, falls in broad, buttery swathes, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air and painting the weathered bark of the trees with a warm, fleeting glow.
The history of Burnt Yards is less a grand narrative and more a quiet accumulation of lives lived and livelihoods pursued on this particular stretch of country. While its origins are not marked by any singular dramatic event, the land bears the subtle imprints of generations of farmers and graziers who have worked its soil, their efforts shaping the contours of the fields and the patterns of the fences that crisscross the landscape. The local economy, like that of many places in this region, is deeply rooted in agriculture, with sheep and cattle farming forming the backbone of its sustenance, the wool and meat finding their way to markets near and far. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the present is built on the sturdy foundations of the past, the quiet hum of rural life continuing much as it has for decades, a testament to the enduring appeal of the land itself.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Burnt Yards, 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 Burnt Yards, in the Blayney Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Burnt Yards includes the postcode (2792), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Blayney 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 Burnt Yards is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |