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| Locality | Gresford |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Dungog Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.41522 |
| Longitude | 151.49948 |
| Population | 249 |
| Density | 4.6 /km² |
| Area | 54.1 km² |
| Elevation | 93 m |
| Postcode | 2311 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 164 km north |
Gresford is a locality in the Dungog Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 249. The locality covers an area of 54.1 km², giving a population density of about 4.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 93 m above sea level. It lies approximately 164 km north of Sydney. Gresford is located at 32.4152°S, 151.4995°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2311. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Gresford rests in a gentle hollow, cradled by the rolling hills of the Dungog Shire. It lies 36.1 km north of Maitland, NSW (from Maitland, NSW: bearing 352°T), and is situated 14.9 km north-north-west of Vacy. The landscape here unfolds in a mosaic of emerald pastures and darker, denser stands of bushland, the kind that exhales a damp, earthy scent after rain. The Allyn River, a ribbon of silver on clear days, winds its way through the valley floor, its presence a constant murmur, a quiet pulse beneath the broader hum of country life. Evenings here are often painted with a soft, diffused light, the kind that softens every edge and lends a contemplative mood to the land.
This is a place built on the back of the land, its economy still deeply rooted in agriculture, particularly cattle grazing and dairy farming, the legacy of generations etched into the weathered fences and broad-brimmed hats of its inhabitants. Gresford’s history is intertwined with the pastoral leases that first carved out livelihoods here, a story of resilience and adaptation played out against the backdrop of this fertile valley. The historic Gresford Courthouse, a solid, unassuming building, stands as a quiet sentinel to the district's past, a place where decisions once shaped the lives of those who worked this soil. Today, the pace is unhurried, a gentle unfolding of days where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the tempo, and the neighbouring farms are not just neighbours, but an extended family bound by shared experience.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Gresford, 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 Gresford, in the Dungog Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Gresford includes the postcode (2311), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Dungog 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 Gresford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |