Corney Town, 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 Corney Town, in the Lithgow City Council local government area.
| Locality | Corney Town |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Lithgow City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.47511 |
| Longitude | 150.17654 |
| Population | 73 |
| Density | 192.1 /km² |
| Area | 0.4 km² |
| Elevation | 971 m |
| Postcode | 2790 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 105 km west-northwest |
Corney Town 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 73. The locality covers an area of 0.4 km², giving a population density of about 192.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 971 m above sea level. It lies approximately 105 km west-northwest of Sydney. Corney Town is located at 33.4751°S, 150.1765°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2790. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Corney Town rests on the undulating plains, a landscape where the ochre earth meets a sky that can shift from the palest, washed-out blue to a deep, bruised indigo as afternoon wanes. It lies 55.8 km east of Bathurst, NSW (from Bathurst, NSW: bearing 97°T), and is situated 1.6 km east-north-east of Lithgow. The air here carries the dry, sweet scent of parched grasses and the fainter, sharper tang of distant pine plantations, a scent that clings to the weathered timber of the few scattered homes. Skeletal ghost gums, their bark peeling like ancient parchment, stand sentinel against the horizon, their branches reaching like supplicating hands towards the vast, open expanse. The very texture of the land, a mix of fine dust and stubborn clay, speaks of resilience, of seasons that have shaped and reshaped its character, leaving it both stark and strangely beautiful.
The story of Corney Town is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring legacy of the land. Once a place where sheep grazed in their thousands, the wool industry having been the lifeblood of the district, its economy has slowly diversified, with a growing number of residents finding work in the larger centres nearby or pursuing niche agricultural ventures. The memory of the coal seams that once lay beneath the surface, though not directly beneath Corney Town itself, still colours the regional consciousness, a reminder of the mining heritage that underpins so much of this part of New South Wales. While no longer the bustling hub it might have once been, Corney Town retains a sense of quiet purpose, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun and the seasons, and where neighbours still know each other's names.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Corney Town, 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 Corney Town, in the Lithgow City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Corney Town includes the postcode (2790), 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 Corney Town 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. |