Cudgel, 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 Cudgel, in the Leeton Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Cudgel |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Leeton Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.68222 |
| Longitude | 146.44706 |
| Population | 32 |
| Density | 0.6 /km² |
| Area | 52.2 km² |
| Elevation | 151 m |
| Postcode | 2700 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 447 km west-southwest |
Cudgel is a locality in the Leeton Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 32. The locality covers an area of 52.2 km², giving a population density of about 0.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 151 m above sea level. It lies approximately 447 km west-southwest of Sydney. Cudgel is located at 34.6822°S, 146.4471°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2700. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Cudgel lies under a vast, pale sky, a broad expanse where the land rolls with a quiet persistence. It lies 58.4 km south-east of Griffith, NSW (from Griffith, NSW: bearing 141°T), and is situated 13.0 km west of Narrandera. The earth here, a deep ochre, is scored by the patient work of water and wind, creating gentle depressions and rises that stretch towards a horizon softened by the distant haze of heat. Sparse stands of hardy eucalypts, their branches reaching like supplicating arms, punctuate the landscape, their leaves whispering secrets in the dry air. The sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, bleeds across the paddocks, turning the stubble of harvested crops into a burnished gold, a colour that seems to soak into the very dust that settles on everything.
The lifeblood of Cudgel has long been tied to the rich, dark soil that surrounds it. For generations, this has been a place of wheat and barley, the golden grain a familiar sight in the local silos that stand like silent sentinels against the sky. While the rhythm of the seasons dictates the sowing and reaping, a more recent diversification has seen a slow bloom of vineyards, their neat rows adding a touch of verdant order to the sprawling agricultural canvas. The spirit of the place is one of quiet resilience, a stubborn refusal to be diminished by the vastness of the surrounding country, a character forged in the shared effort of coaxing sustenance from the earth.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cudgel, 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 Cudgel, in the Leeton Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Cudgel includes the postcode (2700), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Leeton 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 Cudgel 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. |