Cadia, 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 Cadia, in the Cabonne Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Cadia |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Cabonne Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.44253 |
| Longitude | 149.00993 |
| Area | 13.6 km² |
| Elevation | 837 m |
| Postcode | 2800 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 209 km west-northwest |
Cadia is a locality in the Cabonne Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 13.6 km². It sits at an elevation of around 837 m above sea level. It lies approximately 209 km west-northwest of Sydney. Cadia is located at 33.4425°S, 149.0099°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2800. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Cadia rests in the rolling country west of the Great Dividing Range, where the land begins to soften its climb. It lies 22.3 km south-south-west of Orange, NSW (from Orange, NSW: bearing 198°T), and is situated 14.1 km east of Cargo. Here, the paddocks are a patchwork of ochre and emerald, stitched together by the dusty ribbons of unsealed roads that snake towards the horizon. Gnarled eucalypts stand sentinel on the ridges, their silvered leaves catching the fierce Australian sun, while in the gullies, the air hangs thick with the scent of dry grass and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. The sky above Cadia is a vast, unblemished dome, often so intensely blue it seems to press down on the earth, and at dusk, it bleeds into hues of apricot and rose, painting the landscape in a fleeting, ethereal glow.
The story of Cadia is deeply entwined with the earth beneath it, a history etched in the deep seams of gold and copper that have drawn prospectors and miners to this region for generations. The economic pulse of Cadia has long thrummed to the rhythm of the earth’s bounty, from the early pastoral leases that opened up the country to the relentless pursuit of mineral wealth. The great Cadia mine, a titan of industry, has shaped not only the landscape but the very character of the people who call this place home, their lives and livelihoods tied to the fortunes of the ore. This connection to the land, both its agricultural promise and its subterranean riches, gives Cadia a particular resilience, a quiet determination forged in the sun and the dust.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cadia, 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 Cadia, in the Cabonne Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Cadia includes the postcode (2800), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Cabonne 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 Cadia 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. |