Coggan, 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 Coggan, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Coggan |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.37656 |
| Longitude | 150.07677 |
| Population | 4 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 33.5 km² |
| Elevation | 240 m |
| Postcode | 2849 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 197 km north-northwest |
Coggan is a locality in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 4. The locality covers an area of 33.5 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 240 m above sea level. It lies approximately 197 km north-northwest of Sydney. Coggan is located at 32.3766°S, 150.0768°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2849. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Coggan rests in a broad sweep of country where the land begins its gentle tilt towards the western plains, a place where the sky feels immense and the horizons stretch like an unspooling ribbon of pale blue. It lies 124.9 km north-north-east of Bathurst, NSW (from Bathurst, NSW: bearing 22°T), and is situated 35.7 km south-west of Merriwa. Here, the earth, a rich ochre under the relentless sun, is carved by shallow gullies that carry the infrequent, but often violent, rains. The landscape is a mosaic of grazing paddocks, delineated by strands of barbed wire shimmering in the heat, interspersed with weathered stands of eucalyptus and acacia, their leaves a dusty green that seems to absorb rather than reflect the light. A quiet stillness often pervades Coggan, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the low rumble of a ute heading towards the highway, a sound that seems to underscore the vastness of the surrounding quiet.
The story of Coggan is written in the land itself, a narrative of hardy settlers who arrived with dreams of establishing a life from the rich, if sometimes unforgiving, soil. For generations, the economy here has been tethered to the backs of sheep and cattle, the wool and meat of which have travelled far from these dusty yards. Remnants of earlier endeavours, perhaps a forgotten fence line or a solitary, rusting piece of machinery half-swallowed by the grass, whisper of lives lived and labours undertaken. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crispness that hints at the cooler nights, a subtle counterpoint to the daytime warmth, and the scattered homesteads, each a small island of habitation, speak to a tradition of self-reliance and a deep connection to the earth that defines Coggan.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Coggan, 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 Coggan, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Coggan includes the postcode (2849), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Western Regional 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 Coggan 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. |