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| Locality | Clifton |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Wollongong City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.25819 |
| Longitude | 150.96873 |
| Area | 0.9 km² |
| Elevation | 62 m |
| Postcode | 2515 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 49 km south-southwest |
Clifton is a locality in the Wollongong City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 0.9 km². It sits at an elevation of around 62 m above sea level. It lies approximately 49 km south-southwest of Sydney. Clifton is located at 34.2582°S, 150.9687°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2515.
Clifton rests against a backdrop of rolling green hills, a landscape softened by the frequent mist that drifts in from the coast, lending a gentle, almost melancholic beauty to the place. It lies 20.2 km north-north-east of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 21°T), and is situated 11.8 km north-north-east of Woonona. The air here carries the faint, clean scent of damp earth and distant salt, a constant reminder of its proximity to the ocean, even though the immediate terrain is more pastoral than maritime. Small farms, pieced together with weathered timber fences, dot the inclines, their paddocks a patchwork of emerald and ochre, often grazed by placid sheep whose woolly forms appear as scattered clouds against the verdant slopes. The sky above Clifton frequently displays a dramatic interplay of light and shadow, with shafts of sunlight breaking through bruised cloud cover to illuminate patches of the countryside in a fleeting, ethereal glow.
The character of Clifton is deeply entwined with its agricultural past, a legacy of hardy settlers who worked this land for generations, coaxing sustenance from its rich, yet often challenging, soil. While farming remains a quiet cornerstone of its economy, the town has also seen a subtle shift, with a growing number of residents drawn by its tranquil pace and the increasing accessibility to neighbouring urban centres. This blend of enduring rural traditions and a gentle influx of modern life gives Clifton a distinctive, unhurried rhythm, a place where the past is not so much forgotten as it is comfortably accommodated. The old country schoolhouse, its paint a little faded but its structure sound, still stands as a quiet sentinel, a tangible link to the generations who learned and played within its walls, a constant hum of history beneath the surface of everyday life.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Clifton, New South Wales. 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 Clifton, in the Wollongong City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Clifton includes the postcode (2515), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Wollongong City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Clifton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |