Capertee, 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 Capertee, in the Lithgow City Council local government area.
| Locality | Capertee |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Lithgow City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.11939 |
| Longitude | 150.02476 |
| Population | 144 |
| Density | 0.7 /km² |
| Area | 214.0 km² |
| Elevation | 802 m |
| Postcode | 2846 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 138 km northwest |
Capertee is a locality in the Lithgow City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 144. The locality covers an area of 214.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 802 m above sea level. It lies approximately 138 km northwest of Sydney. Capertee is located at 33.1194°S, 150.0248°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2846. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Capertee rests in a broad, sheltering valley, a place where the ochre-red earth meets a sky that can shift from the palest blue to a bruised, dramatic grey. It lies 53.2 km north-east of Bathurst, NSW (from Bathurst, NSW: bearing 51°T), and is situated 26.9 km north of Portland. The land here is a study in contrasts: rugged sandstone escarpments, softened by the tenacious grip of eucalypts and wattles, descend into flatter plains where the grass, depending on the season, can be a vibrant green or a sun-bleached straw. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent, a mix of eucalyptus oil and the faint, mineral tang of disturbed soil, and the silence, when it falls, is profound, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the caw of a crow circling high above.
This valley has a long memory, stretching back through generations of pastoralists who have worked its often-stubborn soil. Capertee's economy has historically been tied to the land, with sheep grazing forming the backbone of its livelihood for many years, the wool bales a tangible measure of its prosperity. The railway line, a vital artery in its past, still slices through the landscape, a reminder of a time when it connected this remote place to the wider world. More recently, the valley has begun to draw travellers seeking the raw beauty of its natural surroundings, with the nearby canyons and ancient rock formations offering a stark and compelling landscape for hikers and birdwatchers, a quiet testament to the enduring appeal of this particular corner of New South Wales.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Capertee, 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 Capertee, in the Lithgow City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Capertee includes the postcode (2846), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Lithgow City 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 Capertee 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. |