Cottonvale, 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 Cottonvale, in the Tenterfield Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Cottonvale |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Tenterfield Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.52364 |
| Longitude | 151.972 |
| Population | 144 |
| Density | 14.7 /km² |
| Area | 9.8 km² |
| Elevation | 921 m |
| Postcode | 4375 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 599 km north |
Cottonvale is a locality in the Tenterfield Shire 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 9.8 km², giving a population density of about 14.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 921 m above sea level. It lies approximately 599 km north of Sydney. Cottonvale is located at 28.5236°S, 151.9720°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4375. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Cottonvale lies in a shallow bowl, where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb towards the higher country, a place of rolling hills softened by age and the persistent, verdant growth of pasture. It lies 107.2 km south of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 179°T), and is situated 16.0 km north-north-east of Stanthorpe. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of gum leaves, particularly after a rain, and the light at dawn can be a pale, pearly wash that seems to gleam from the very damp earth. Broadleaf ironbarks and stringybarks stand sentinel on the slopes, their rough bark a testament to the seasons, and the scattered homesteads, often marked by a plume of woodsmoke on a cool morning, suggest a quiet independence, a self-reliance that has long been a hallmark of this country. The soil, a rich, dark loam in places, speaks of generations of cultivation, of the patient turning of the earth.
The story of Cottonvale is intrinsically tied to the rich grazing lands that surround it, a tradition that has shaped its economy and its character for over a century, with cattle and sheep forming the backbone of its prosperity. This is a landscape that has seen much, from the early selectors who carved out lives from the bush to the more recent adaptations of agricultural practice. The nearby Stanthorpe region, renowned for its wineries, casts a pleasant shadow of agricultural diversification, though Cottonvale itself retains a more traditional pastoral focus, a place where the land is worked with a steady hand. Little pockets of history are scattered throughout the district, in the weathered fences and the occasional rusting piece of farm machinery, each a quiet echo of lives lived and work done.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cottonvale, 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 Cottonvale, in the Tenterfield Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Cottonvale includes the postcode (4375), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Tenterfield Shire 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 Cottonvale 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. |