Jerrong, 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 Jerrong, in the Oberon Council local government area.
| Locality | Jerrong |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Oberon Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.15737 |
| Longitude | 149.85969 |
| Population | 9 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 64.8 km² |
| Elevation | 866 m |
| Postcode | 2580 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 128 km west-southwest |
Jerrong is a locality in the Oberon Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 9. The locality covers an area of 64.8 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 866 m above sea level. It lies approximately 128 km west-southwest of Sydney. Jerrong is located at 34.1574°S, 149.8597°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2580. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Jerrong lies cradled by the rolling hills of the Southern Highlands, a landscape painted in broad strokes of ochre and verdant green. It lies 66.4 km north of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 11°T), and is situated 52.0 km south of Oberon. Here, the air carries a clean, crisp scent, a mingling of damp earth after a soft rain and the resinous perfume of eucalyptus. The land itself is a gentle sprawl of cleared pastures, punctuated by stands of native bushland where the shadows lengthen into deep pools of indigo as the day wanes. The sky above is vast, an ever-shifting canvas of blues and greys, often broken by the swift passage of cloud formations that cast fleeting patterns across the undulating terrain.
The story of Jerrong is intrinsically linked to the land's capacity to yield. For generations, sheep have grazed these slopes, their fleece a quiet testament to the region's pastoral heritage, a livelihood that continues to shape the rhythm of Jerrong. The economy here is woven from the fabric of agriculture and grazing, with a scattering of small businesses supporting the needs of the local populace and the occasional traveller. While not a place of grand monuments, Jerrong possesses a quiet distinctiveness, a sense of enduring connection to the cycles of nature and the steady, unhurried pulse of rural life.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Jerrong, 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 Jerrong, in the Oberon Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Jerrong includes the postcode (2580), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Oberon 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 Jerrong 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. |