Erina, 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 Erina, in the Central Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | Erina |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Central Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.43755 |
| Longitude | 151.38239 |
| Population | 4,676 |
| Density | 904.4 /km² |
| Area | 5.2 km² |
| Elevation | 13 m |
| Postcode | 2250 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 51 km north-northeast |
Erina is a locality in the Central Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 4,676. The locality covers an area of 5.2 km², giving a population density of about 904.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 13 m above sea level. It lies approximately 51 km north-northeast of Sydney. Erina is located at 33.4376°S, 151.3824°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2250.
Erina rises from the hinterland behind the coast, a place where the air carries a faint, persistent scent of salt, even miles from the open ocean. It lies 22.0 km north-north-east of Pittwater, NSW (from Pittwater, NSW: bearing 20°T), and is situated 11.2 km north-east of Umina Beach. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of time and draped in a tapestry of greens – the deep, mature shades of eucalypts and the brighter, more hopeful hues of pasture – form the backdrop to its spreading suburbs. Waterways, like slender veins, thread through the landscape, their banks often fringed with the feathery fronds of coastal sedges, catching the sunlight in fleeting glints. The very character of Erina seems shaped by this gentle, yielding terrain, a place where the land slopes and rises without dramatic pronouncements, inviting a slower, more considered pace of life.
Historically, the region surrounding Erina was shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the bounty of its neighbouring waterways, with early settlers drawn to the fertile soil and the promise of a new life. The local economy, while now diversified with retail and services catering to a growing population, still carries echoes of its pastoral past, evident in the occasional grazing paddocks that interrupt the suburban sprawl. The presence of the expansive Erina Fair shopping centre speaks to its modern economic heart, a hub that draws shoppers from across the Central Coast, yet nearby, the quietude of bushland reserves, alive with the calls of unseen birds, offers a stark and beautiful contrast. This blend of the developed and the wild, the commercial and the natural, defines the distinctive character of Erina.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Erina, 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 Erina, in the Central Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Erina includes the postcode (2250), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Central Coast 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.
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 Erina 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. |