Burra, Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales
Burra, 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 Burra, in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area.
| Locality | Burra |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Valleys Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.82432 |
| Longitude | 148.08926 |
| Area | 94.7 km² |
| Postcode | 2653 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 358 km southwest |
Burra is a locality in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 94.7 km². It lies approximately 358 km southwest of Sydney. Burra is located at 35.8243°S, 148.0893°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2653. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Burra rests in a fold of the Southern Tablelands, where the land begins its long, slow descent towards the plains. It lies 112.7 km east-north-east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 73°T), and is situated 11.0 km south of Tumbarumba. Here, the sky feels vast, an immense canvas of shifting blues and greys, often brushed with the soft, bruised colours of an approaching storm. The landscape is a mosaic of rolling pastures, broken by stands of native eucalypts whose grey-green foliage whispers in the wind, and the occasional glint of water from hidden creeks. It's a country that speaks of resilience, of seasons etched into the very grain of the earth, and the air carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with the earthy perfume of damp soil and the distant sweetness of flowering wattles.
The story of Burra is written in its weathered fences and the solid, unassuming architecture of its buildings, a testament to generations who have worked this land. It was a place forged by the hardy spirit of selectors and graziers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and reliable rainfall, shaping an economy that has long been tied to the wool and meat industries. You can still feel the echoes of that past in the quiet hum of agricultural machinery in the distance and the friendly nod of a farmer passing by. While the land may seem tranquil, it holds a deep history, and the rhythm of life in Burra is one of steady persistence, a quiet continuation of traditions under that expansive, ever-changing sky.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Burra, 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 Burra, in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Burra includes the postcode (2653), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Valleys 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 Burra 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. |