Gunningrah, 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 Gunningrah, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Gunningrah |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.7442 |
| Longitude | 149.1414 |
| Area | 90.2 km² |
| Postcode | 2632 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 371 km south-southwest |
Gunningrah is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 90.2 km². It lies approximately 371 km south-southwest of Sydney. Gunningrah is located at 36.7442°S, 149.1414°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2632. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Gunningrah lies across a land where the rolling hills begin their gentle descent from the higher country, their slopes a patchwork of muted greens and ochres under a sky that can shift from the sharp, crystalline blue of a winter's day to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. It lies 212.5 km east-south-east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 110°T), and is situated 18.6 km north-north-west of Bombala. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of eucalyptus and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild grasses, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow slide towards the horizon, painting the western sky in strokes of fiery orange and rose. Winding creeks, often little more than a murmur in drier seasons, carve faint lines through the landscape, their banks fringed with hardy wattles and the occasional, stoic gum tree, its bark peeling like ancient parchment. The character of Gunningrah is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the vastness of the sky above seems to lend a certain perspective to the lives lived below.
The story of Gunningrah is deeply entwined with the pastoral fortunes of the wider region, its early development spurred by the grazing of sheep and cattle across these expansive, undulating plains. For generations, the woolsheds and stockyards have been the bustling centres of local enterprise, a tradition that continues to shape the economic backbone of Gunningrah, even as other industries have ebbed and flowed. While not a hub of intense mining activity, whispers of gold and other minerals have, at times, drawn hopeful prospectors to the surrounding gullies, adding another layer to the area's layered history. Today, the quiet hum of agricultural machinery is the prevailing sound, punctuated by the occasional rumble of a ute heading into the neighbouring towns for supplies, a reminder of the enduring connection between the people of Gunningrah and the fertile, if sometimes unforgiving, earth they call home.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Gunningrah, 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 Gunningrah, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Gunningrah includes the postcode (2632), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Monaro Regional 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 Gunningrah 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. |