Kanoona, 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 Kanoona, in the Bega Valley Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Kanoona |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Bega Valley Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.74801 |
| Longitude | 149.77204 |
| Population | 135 |
| Density | 8.3 /km² |
| Area | 16.3 km² |
| Elevation | 114 m |
| Postcode | 2550 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 346 km south-southwest |
Kanoona is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 135. The locality covers an area of 16.3 km², giving a population density of about 8.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 114 m above sea level. It lies approximately 346 km south-southwest of Sydney. Kanoona is located at 36.7480°S, 149.7720°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2550. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Kanoona unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the ochre earth meets a sky often painted in soft, bruised purples at dusk. It lies 222.8 km south of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 179°T), and is situated 9.4 km south-west of Bega. The air here carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked grass and the subtle perfume of eucalypts, a constant reminder of the bushland that presses in from all sides. Ancient, gnarled gum trees, their bark peeling like weathered skin, stand sentinel over paddocks where sheep graze with a quiet diligence, their woolly forms scattered like white stones against the muted greens and browns. The land itself seems to hold its breath, a patient observer of the seasons, its contours softened by generations of wind and rain.
This place, Kanoona, has its roots deeply entwined with the land’s bounty. Historically, it was a place of sustenance, where the earth yielded its crops and grazing animals multiplied. The local economy still leans on the enduring strength of agriculture, with sheep and cattle farming forming the backbone of its commerce, their produce finding its way to wider markets. Echoes of earlier endeavours, perhaps from a time when timber was king or when the promise of gold flickered in the distant hills, are whispered in the weathered timber of old farmhouses and the quiet lanes that crisscross the valley. The pace of life here is unhurried, dictated by the sun’s arc and the needs of the land, a gentle rhythm that has sustained Kanoona through changing times.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Kanoona, 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 Kanoona, in the Bega Valley Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Kanoona includes the postcode (2550), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Bega Valley Shire 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 Kanoona 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. |