Cabramurra, 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 Cabramurra, in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area.
| Locality | Cabramurra |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Valleys Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.93251 |
| Longitude | 148.39833 |
| Population | 97 |
| Density | 0.3 /km² |
| Area | 334.4 km² |
| Elevation | 1478 m |
| Postcode | 2629 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 344 km southwest |
Cabramurra is a locality in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 97. The locality covers an area of 334.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1478 m above sea level. It lies approximately 344 km southwest of Sydney. Cabramurra is located at 35.9325°S, 148.3983°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2629. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Cabramurra exists as a sentinel of the high country, a scatter of buildings clinging to the slopes where the air bites with a crispness that speaks of altitude and ancient granite. It lies 137.0 km east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 81°T), and is situated 37.3 km south-east of Tumbarumba. The landscape here is a study in stark, untamed beauty, a rugged tapestry woven from granite outcrops, stunted snow gums, and the resilient resilience of alpine heaths. Around Cabramurra, the land falls away in dramatic folds, a chaotic symphony of gullies and ridges carved by millennia of wind and ice. In the quiet hours, the light, when it breaks through the often-brooding sky, can paint the weathered timber of the dwellings with an almost ethereal golden hue, a fleeting warmth against the formidable chill of the surrounding peaks.
The history of Cabramurra is intrinsically tied to the ambitious engineering feats that harnessed the wild power of the Snowy Mountains. This is a place born from the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, a testament to human ingenuity in a landscape that demands respect. The local economy, once driven by the construction of dams and power stations, now finds its pulse in the seasonal ebb and flow of tourism, with visitors drawn to the raw grandeur of the Kosciuszko National Park that embraces Cabramurra. The very air here seems to hum with the memory of the thousands who laboured to build this monumental scheme, their efforts etched into the formidable infrastructure that still powers much of the nation, a quiet, enduring legacy humming beneath the vast, star-dusted canopy of the alpine night.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cabramurra, 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 Cabramurra, in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Cabramurra includes the postcode (2629), 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 Cabramurra 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. |