Explore Haywards Bay, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Haywards Bay, NSW map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Haywards Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of New South Wales or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Haywards Bay and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Haywards Bay.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Haywards Bay |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Wollongong City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.54555 |
| Longitude | 150.79462 |
| Population | 983 |
| Density | 862.3 /km² |
| Area | 1.1 km² |
| Elevation | 1 m |
| Postcode | 2530 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 84 km south-southwest |
Haywards Bay is a locality in the Wollongong City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 983. The locality covers an area of 1.1 km², giving a population density of about 862.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1 m above sea level. It lies approximately 84 km south-southwest of Sydney. Haywards Bay is located at 34.5455°S, 150.7946°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2530.
Haywards Bay is a quiet embrace of the Illawarra coastline, where the land slopes gently down to meet the restless Pacific. It lies 15.7 km south-west of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 214°T), and is situated 4.4 km north-north-east of Albion Park. The air here carries the clean, sharp tang of salt, a constant reminder of the ocean's proximity, and the sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, can cast a soft, almost buttery hue across the weathered fibro houses and the emerald green of the coastal scrub. Low-lying hills, cloaked in a mix of native bushland and the occasional suburban garden, form a backdrop to the wide, curving sweep of the bay itself, a place where the rhythm of the tides dictates the pace of life. The sand, a pale gold, is often brushed clean by the wind, and the water, a shifting palette of blues and greens, whispers secrets against the shore.
The history of Haywards Bay is intertwined with the ebb and flow of industry and settlement along this stretch of coast. Once a place of quiet grazing lands and early fishing endeavours, its character was shaped by the steady expansion from neighbouring centres, drawn by the promise of the sea and the burgeoning industrial might of the wider Wollongong region. While the grander industrial past of the area might be more famously associated with the coal mines and steelworks further inland, Haywards Bay retains a more understated connection to the sea, with a small fishing fleet still making its livelihood from these waters. The local economy, now a blend of residential living and small businesses, is subtly influenced by its proximity to larger urban hubs, yet it retains a distinct sense of its own identity, a place where the demands of modern life still seem to soften against the enduring presence of the ocean.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Haywards Bay, 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 Haywards Bay, in the Wollongong City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Haywards Bay includes the postcode (2530), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Wollongong City 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Haywards Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |