Caerleon, 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 Caerleon, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Caerleon |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.57821 |
| Longitude | 149.55175 |
| Area | 5.5 km² |
| Elevation | 495 m |
| Postcode | 2850 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 211 km northwest |
Caerleon is a locality in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 5.5 km². It sits at an elevation of around 495 m above sea level. It lies approximately 211 km northwest of Sydney. Caerleon is located at 32.5782°S, 149.5517°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2850. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Caerleon rests under a sky that often hangs a soft, pearly grey, the colour of a dove’s wing just before dawn. It lies 86.7 km north-north-east of Orange, NSW (from Orange, NSW: bearing 30°T), and is situated 4.5 km north-north-west of Mudgee. The land here rolls with a quiet dignity, a gentle swell of ochre earth that promises resilience, fringed by scattered stands of eucalypts whose leaves catch the sunlight in fleeting, silver flashes. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a mingling of sun-baked dust and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. This is a place where the horizon feels both vast and intimately close, the contours of the landscape speaking of a long, slow shaping by wind and water, a patient artistry that has left its mark on every rise and hollow.
The story of Caerleon is deeply entwined with the rich seams of coal that lie beneath its surface, a history that has dictated its fortunes and shaped its character. For generations, the pickaxe and the lamp were the tools of its livelihood, the deep shafts a testament to the arduous labour that built its foundations and fuelled its growth. Though the hum of mining machinery may have softened in recent years, the legacy of that industry remains, a quiet strength in the town’s enduring spirit. Today, the economy diversifies, with farming and grazing holding their own on the surrounding fertile plains, the paddocks a patchwork of greens and golds that stretch towards neighbouring properties. Travellers passing through Caerleon often pause, drawn by the unpretentious charm of its main street, a place where the rhythm of daily life unfolds with a steady, unhurried cadence, a quiet echo of the land’s own patient unfolding.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Caerleon, 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 Caerleon, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Caerleon includes the postcode (2850), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Western Regional 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 Caerleon 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. |