Glengarrie, 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 Glengarrie, in the Tweed Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Glengarrie |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Tweed Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.22803 |
| Longitude | 153.3998 |
| Population | 154 |
| Density | 37.0 /km² |
| Area | 4.2 km² |
| Elevation | 289 m |
| Postcode | 2486 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 661 km north-northeast |
Glengarrie is a locality in the Tweed Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 154. The locality covers an area of 4.2 km², giving a population density of about 37.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 289 m above sea level. It lies approximately 661 km north-northeast of Sydney. Glengarrie is located at 28.2280°S, 153.3998°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2486. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Glengarrie breathes a quiet stillness, a place where the land rises and falls in gentle, sweeping curves, clad in a patchwork of emerald pastures and darker, shadowed woodlands. It lies 17.5 km south of Robina, QLD (from Robina, QLD: bearing 177°T), and is situated 13.9 km west of Banora Point. The air here carries the clean, cool scent of damp earth and eucalyptus, particularly potent after a rain, a reminder of the plentiful skies that watch over this pocket of the Tweed. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, has a softened quality, illuminating the verdant slopes with a diffused, almost pearlescent glow, and the winding lines of fences seem to stitch the landscape together with a patient hand.
The history of Glengarrie is written in the enduring rhythm of the land and the enduring spirit of those who have worked it. It was a region shaped by the early selectors, their efforts etched into the very contour of the country as they cleared and cultivated, building a local economy primarily rooted in dairy farming and grazing. The legacy of those pioneers can still be felt in the weathered timber of older farmhouses and the quiet pride of the families who continue to tend their flocks and herds. While the broader agricultural landscape has seen shifts over the decades, Glengarrie retains a distinctive character, a place where the daily ebb and flow of life is still dictated, in large part, by the seasons and the needs of the land.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Glengarrie, 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 Glengarrie, in the Tweed Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Glengarrie includes the postcode (2486), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Tweed Shire 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 Glengarrie 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. |