Freeburn Island, 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 Freeburn Island, in the Clarence Valley Council local government area.
| Locality | Freeburn Island |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Clarence Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -29.40138 |
| Longitude | 153.33328 |
| Area | 4.0 km² |
| Elevation | 5 m |
| Postcode | 2464 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 536 km north-northeast |
Freeburn Island is a locality in the Clarence Valley Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 4.0 km². It sits at an elevation of around 5 m above sea level. It lies approximately 536 km north-northeast of Sydney. Freeburn Island is located at 29.4014°S, 153.3333°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2464. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Freeburn Island unfurls like a quiet secret along the Clarence River, its landscape a gentle embrace of fertile floodplain and encroaching timbered ridges. It lies 102.8 km north of Coffs Harbour, NSW (from Coffs Harbour, NSW: bearing 11°T), and is situated 3.7 km north-north-west of Yamba. The air here, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, carries the damp, sweet scent of earth and the distant, briny tang of the coast, a subtle perfume that clings to the skin. Scattered homesteads, their tin roofs catching the fading light like scattered embers, dot the emerald paddocks, hinting at lives lived in quiet communion with the land. The river itself, a broad, languid artery, reflects the deepening hues of the sky, its waters murmuring secrets to the reeds that fringe its banks.
The history of Freeburn Island is etched not in grand monuments, but in the patient cultivation of its rich alluvial soil. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood here, with dairying and cattle grazing shaping the very contours of the land, each fence line and pasture a testament to enduring labour. More recently, a quiet tourism has begun to find its footing, drawn by the island's unspoiled natural beauty and the unhurried pace of life, offering a respite from the clamour of the outside world. The whispers of earlier inhabitants, the traditional custodians of this river country, are carried on the breeze, a reminder of the deep, ancestral connection to this place.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Freeburn Island, 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 Freeburn Island, in the Clarence Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Freeburn Island includes the postcode (2464), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Clarence Valley Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Freeburn Island 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. |