Elsmore, 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 Elsmore, in the Inverell Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Elsmore |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Inverell Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -29.82867 |
| Longitude | 151.27016 |
| Population | 358 |
| Density | 3.0 /km² |
| Area | 120.5 km² |
| Elevation | 652 m |
| Postcode | 2360 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 449 km north |
Elsmore is a locality in the Inverell Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 358. The locality covers an area of 120.5 km², giving a population density of about 3.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 652 m above sea level. It lies approximately 449 km north of Sydney. Elsmore is located at 29.8287°S, 151.2702°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2360. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Elsmore rests in a landscape that speaks of enduring patience, where the rich, ochre-red earth rises and falls in gentle, sweeping curves, a testament to eons of weathering. It lies 84.1 km north-north-west of Armidale, NSW (from Armidale, NSW: bearing 333°T), and is situated 17.1 km east-south-east of Inverell. The air here carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked grasses and the occasional sharper tang of eucalyptus, especially potent in the late afternoon when the low sun casts long, bruised shadows across the paddocks. Distant hills, softened by a haze that often hangs in the air, form a hazy, undulating horizon, a constant, quiet presence. The colour palette of Elsmore is one of muted earth tones, punctuated by the vibrant green of grazing land or the startling blue of a cloudless sky, a scene that unfolds with a deliberate, unhurried grace.
The story of Elsmore is intrinsically linked to the fertile plains and the bounty they have yielded over time. For generations, this has been a place shaped by the steady hand of agriculture and grazing, with sheep and cattle forming the backbone of its economy, their wool and meat finding their way to markets far beyond the horizon. The echoes of past endeavours, perhaps even the whisper of a miner's pickaxe from an earlier era, can sometimes be felt in the quietude, though the present focus is firmly on the land's continued productivity. Neighbourhood farms, their homesteads peeking through stands of gum trees, represent a continuity of life, a commitment to the soil that defines the character of Elsmore and its people.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Elsmore, 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 Elsmore, in the Inverell Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Elsmore includes the postcode (2360), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Inverell 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 Elsmore 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. |