Jerrawa, 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 Jerrawa, in the Upper Lachlan Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Jerrawa |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Upper Lachlan Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.78298 |
| Longitude | 149.07315 |
| Population | 70 |
| Density | 1.0 /km² |
| Area | 70.1 km² |
| Elevation | 606 m |
| Postcode | 2582 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 221 km west-southwest |
Jerrawa is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 70. The locality covers an area of 70.1 km², giving a population density of about 1.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 606 m above sea level. It lies approximately 221 km west-southwest of Sydney. Jerrawa is located at 34.7830°S, 149.0731°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2582. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Jerrawa rests in a wide expanse where the land begins its long, slow conversation with the horizon. It lies 59.9 km west of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 266°T), and is situated 15.9 km east-north-east of Yass. The country here is a tapestry of muted greens and ochres, a generous canvas painted by the seasons, where scattered stands of eucalypts offer a dappled shade to the rolling pastures. The air carries the scent of dry grasses and the faint, earthy perfume of distant dams, a quiet exhalation from the sun-baked earth. Sheep, like scattered white pebbles, dot the paddocks, their forms softened by the heat haze that often shimmers above the fields, blurring the sharp edges of the landscape into a watercolour dream. It is a place where the sky feels vast and unfiltered, a boundless blue dome that presses down gently upon the land.
The history of Jerrawa is written in the soil, a legacy tied to the enduring strength of the land and the resilience of those who have worked it. For generations, grazing has been the lifeblood of this locality, with wool produced here finding its way to markets near and far, a testament to the enduring quality of the pastures. The very character of Jerrawa is shaped by this pastoral heritage; the rhythm of the days dictated by the needs of the flock and the turn of the seasons. There are no grand monuments, no clamouring historical sites, but rather a quiet persistence in the weathered fences, the sturdy farmhouses, and the stoic faces of those who call Jerrawa home, their lives interwoven with the enduring cycles of the land.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Jerrawa, 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 Jerrawa, in the Upper Lachlan Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Jerrawa includes the postcode (2582), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Upper Lachlan 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 Jerrawa 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. |