Hopkins Creek, 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 Hopkins Creek, in the Tweed Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Hopkins Creek |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Tweed Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.28424 |
| Longitude | 153.23315 |
| Population | 110 |
| Density | 8.8 /km² |
| Area | 12.5 km² |
| Elevation | 189 m |
| Postcode | 2484 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 650 km north-northeast |
Hopkins Creek 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 110. The locality covers an area of 12.5 km², giving a population density of about 8.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 189 m above sea level. It lies approximately 650 km north-northeast of Sydney. Hopkins Creek is located at 28.2842°S, 153.2331°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2484. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Hopkins Creek, a quiet confluence of water and land, finds its character in the gentle rise and fall of its terrain, a subtle sculpting that suggests the patient work of ancient rivers. It lies 28.4 km south-south-west of Robina, QLD (from Robina, QLD: bearing 213°T), and is situated 11.6 km south-south-west of Springbrook. The air here carries a particular softness, especially as the sun dips low, painting the eucalyptus leaves in shades of burnished gold and deepening the verdant hues of the pastures. This is a place where the horizon feels close, embraced by rolling hills that cradle small farms and the occasional cluster of homes, their roofs catching the fading light like scattered embers. The creek itself, a silver thread through the landscape, murmurs its own quiet song, its banks often fringed with a denser growth of native grasses and the sturdy forms of paperbarks, their pale trunks stark against the richer greens.
The story of Hopkins Creek is one of quiet endurance, shaped by the land and the people who have worked it for generations. Its economy has long been tied to the earth, with grazing and agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, the scent of freshly turned soil and livestock a familiar perfume on the breeze. Historically, this region has seen its share of endeavour, from the early selectors who carved out lives from the bush to the ongoing efforts to maintain a sustainable connection to the surrounding environment. There are no grand monuments here, no clamouring attractions, but rather a profound sense of place, a feeling that life unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the steady flow of the creek, a rhythm that has persisted through the years.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Hopkins Creek, 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 Hopkins Creek, in the Tweed Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Hopkins Creek includes the postcode (2484), 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 Hopkins Creek 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. |