Curlewis, 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 Curlewis, in the Gunnedah Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Curlewis |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Gunnedah Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.19178 |
| Longitude | 150.23002 |
| Population | 755 |
| Density | 1.3 /km² |
| Area | 593.1 km² |
| Elevation | 277 m |
| Postcode | 2381 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 312 km north-northwest |
Curlewis is a locality in the Gunnedah Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 755. The locality covers an area of 593.1 km², giving a population density of about 1.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 277 m above sea level. It lies approximately 312 km north-northwest of Sydney. Curlewis is located at 31.1918°S, 150.2300°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2381. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Curlewis rests on the cusp of the Liverpool Plains, a landscape painted in broad strokes of ochre and emerald under a sky that often stretches to a startling, boundless blue. It lies 67.7 km west of Tamworth, NSW (from Tamworth, NSW: bearing 260°T), and is situated 21.2 km south of Gunnedah. The country here is a gentle roll, the earth a rich, dark loam that promises bounty, broken only by the occasional stand of hardy eucalypts and the distant, hazy outline of the Warrumbungle Ranges. The air, especially in the quiet hours of dawn, carries a subtle, earthy scent, a mingling of dry grass and the promise of dew, a scent that clings to your clothes like a memory. Sunlight, when it breaks through, can be surprisingly soft, filtering through the leaves of roadside trees in shifting patterns, hinting at the vastness that lies beyond the immediate horizon.
The story of Curlewis is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the region, a place where the cultivation of wheat and the grazing of sheep have shaped its very character for generations. This land, once traversed by Indigenous peoples for millennia, became a cornerstone of pastoral expansion, its fertile soils a magnet for settlers drawn by the prospect of prosperity. Today, the local economy continues to hum with the rhythm of the seasons, the sale yards a vibrant hub of activity, and the silos standing like silent sentinels against the wide sky, testament to the enduring strength of the farming community. While not a place of grand monuments, Curlewis holds a quiet dignity, a sense of purpose rooted in the land and the resilience of its people, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun and the soil.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Curlewis, 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 Curlewis, in the Gunnedah Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Curlewis includes the postcode (2381), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Gunnedah 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 Curlewis 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. |