Huntley, Orange City Council, New South Wales
Huntley, 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 Huntley, in the Orange City Council local government area.
| Locality | Huntley |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Orange City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.3692 |
| Longitude | 149.12809 |
| Population | 153 |
| Density | 8.6 /km² |
| Area | 17.7 km² |
| Elevation | 938 m |
| Postcode | 2800 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 201 km west-northwest |
Huntley is a locality in the Orange City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 153. The locality covers an area of 17.7 km², giving a population density of about 8.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 938 m above sea level. It lies approximately 201 km west-northwest of Sydney. Huntley is located at 33.3692°S, 149.1281°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2800. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Huntley lies in a broad, sun-kissed valley where the land begins to soften after the ruggedness of the higher country. It lies 13.8 km south-south-east of Orange, NSW (from Orange, NSW: bearing 162°T), and is situated 11.7 km north-west of Millthorpe. The country here is a study in muted greens and ochres, the rounded hills cloaked in a mosaic of grazing paddocks and stands of hardy eucalypts. A gentle breeze, carrying the faint scent of dry grass and the distant promise of rain, often stirs the air, and the light at late afternoon can cast a warm, honeyed glow over the landscape, making the scattered farmhouses seem like embers against the darkening earth. The Orange Creek, a slender thread of silver in drier times, meanders through the valley floor, its banks fringed with willows that droop their branches like tired sentinels.
The history of Huntley is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the promise of sustenance it held for early settlers, who arrived seeking land to farm and raise livestock. While the region’s broader economic story is one of agricultural resilience, with sheep grazing and crops like wheat and canola forming the backbone of its prosperity, Huntley itself has found its niche in specialised produce. You can see the careful cultivation in the neat rows of orchards that climb the lower slopes, and taste it in the jams and preserves sold at the local markets, a direct link to the land’s bounty. The quiet hum of tractors and the occasional rumble of a ute are the dominant sounds of everyday life in Huntley, a gentle rhythm that speaks of a community connected to the seasons and the enduring work of the land.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Huntley, 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 Huntley, in the Orange City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Huntley includes the postcode (2800), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Orange City 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 Huntley 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. |