Explore Davidson, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Davidson, NSW map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Davidson, New South Wales, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of New South Wales or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Davidson and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Davidson.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Davidson |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Northern Beaches Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.7395 |
| Longitude | 151.18978 |
| Population | 2,775 |
| Density | 1092.5 /km² |
| Area | 2.5 km² |
| Elevation | 153 m |
| Postcode | 2085 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 14 km north |
Davidson is a locality in the Northern Beaches Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2,775. The locality covers an area of 2.5 km², giving a population density of about 1092.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 153 m above sea level. It lies approximately 14 km north of Sydney. Davidson is located at 33.7395°S, 151.1898°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2085.
Davidson rests on a gentle rise, a neighbourhood cradled by the emerald embrace of Garigal National Park and the shimmering blue reach of Middle Harbour. It lies 6.3 km north of Chatswood, NSW (from Chatswood, NSW: bearing 7°T), and is situated 14.4 km north of Sydney. Here, the air carries a subtle perfume of damp earth and salt spray, a constant reminder of its coastal proximity, even as the bushland presses close. The streets, lined with mature eucalypts and flowering shrubs, wind with a languid grace, each bend revealing a mosaic of well-tended gardens and comfortable homes, suggesting a life lived at a pace that allows for quiet observation. Sunlight, filtered through the dense canopy, paints shifting patterns on the pathways, and in the late afternoon, a hush descends, broken only by the distant call of kookaburras or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth.
This corner of the Northern Beaches, while now a sought-after residential precinct, carries echoes of a different past. Before the neat rows of houses, the land was shaped by the needs of timber cutters and orchardists, their labours leaving faint traces in the cleared patches and old trackways that still crisscross the park. The proximity to the harbour has always been a defining feature, fostering a connection to the water that influences the local character, a subtle leaning towards outdoor pursuits and a shared appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds Davidson. The economy here is largely driven by the services sector and the desirability of the locale as a place to live, attracting families and professionals drawn to its blend of bushland tranquility and convenient access to the wider Sydney region.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Davidson, New South Wales. 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 Davidson, in the Northern Beaches Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Davidson includes the postcode (2085), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Northern Beaches Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Davidson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |