Carrathool, 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 Carrathool, in the Murrumbidgee Council local government area.
| Locality | Carrathool |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Murrumbidgee Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.4577 |
| Longitude | 145.36074 |
| Population | 260 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 2406.9 km² |
| Elevation | 105 m |
| Postcode | 2711 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 542 km west |
Carrathool is a locality in the Murrumbidgee Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 260. The locality covers an area of 2406.9 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 105 m above sea level. It lies approximately 542 km west of Sydney. Carrathool is located at 34.4577°S, 145.3607°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2711. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Carrathool rests on the flat, rich plains of the Murrumbidgee River country, where the sky feels impossibly vast and the air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crispness that hints at the land's deep, cool earth. It lies 65.9 km west-south-west of Griffith, NSW (from Griffith, NSW: bearing 252°T), and is situated 38.3 km west-north-west of Darlington Point. The landscape here is a study in muted ochres and pale greens, stretching towards horizons that seem to blur into the heat haze of coming days, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of scattered river red gums and the occasional cluster of hardy saltbush. The very ground beneath your feet feels ancient, a repository of sun-baked resilience, and the silence, when it descends, is not an emptiness but a fullness, alive with the rustle of dry grasses and the distant call of unseen birds.
The lifeblood of Carrathool has always been tied to the generous flow of the Murrumbidgee, a waterway that has shaped its fortunes since its early days as a stopping point for travellers and a hub for the burgeoning agricultural pursuits of the region. This land, once the domain of Indigenous custodians, now hums with the quiet industry of broadacre farming, the golden waves of wheat and barley ripening under the relentless sun, a testament to the enduring fertility of the river flats. The local economy, while humble, is deeply rooted in this connection to the land, with generations of families tending to their crops and livestock, their lives measured by the seasons and the steady, life-giving pulse of the river.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Carrathool, 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 Carrathool, in the Murrumbidgee Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Carrathool includes the postcode (2711), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Murrumbidgee 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 Carrathool 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. |