Explore Kotara South, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kotara South, NSW map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kotara South, New South Wales, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of New South Wales or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Kotara South and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Kotara South.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Kotara South |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Lake Macquarie City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -32.95092 |
| Longitude | 151.69107 |
| Population | 1,112 |
| Density | 1950.9 /km² |
| Area | 0.6 km² |
| Elevation | 71 m |
| Postcode | 2289 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 111 km north-northeast |
Kotara South is a locality in the Lake Macquarie City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,112. The locality covers an area of 0.6 km², giving a population density of about 1950.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 71 m above sea level. It lies approximately 111 km north-northeast of Sydney. Kotara South is located at 32.9509°S, 151.6911°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2289.
Kotara South lies on the southern edge of a landscape that hums with the persistent, low thrum of urban proximity, yet still retains a quiet individuality. It lies 10.2 km west-south-west of Newcastle, NSW (from Newcastle, NSW: bearing 250°T), and is situated 6.3 km south-south-east of Wallsend. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling affair, a subtle undulation of land that slopes towards the broader expanse of Lake Macquarie. Eucalyptus trees, their bark peeling in papery layers, stand sentinel along the roadsides, their silvery leaves catching the oblique light of late afternoon, casting elongated shadows that stretch and shrink with the sun's slow descent. The air, especially after a rain shower, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil mingled with the faint, salty tang of the distant coast, a reminder of the larger waterways that shape this region. Residential streets, lined with a mixture of older brick homes and newer builds, wind their way through pockets of remnant bushland, where the calls of unseen birds punctuate the otherwise hushed atmosphere.
The story of Kotara South is one of evolving purpose, a place that has seen its character shaped by the ebb and flow of industry and the steady growth of its neighbouring centres. Once, the land here might have echoed with the sounds of agriculture, but the dominant hum today is one of commerce and daily commute, a suburb that serves as a vital residential hub. While large-scale industries are not its defining feature, the local economy is intrinsically tied to the wider commercial centres of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, with many residents travelling for work. Notable for its accessibility and its position as a gateway to the southern shores of the lake, Kotara South offers a blend of suburban convenience and a lingering connection to the natural beauty of its surroundings, a place where the persistent urban pulse softens into a more measured, domestic rhythm.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Kotara South, New South Wales. 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 Kotara South, in the Lake Macquarie City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Kotara South includes the postcode (2289), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Lake Macquarie City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Kotara South is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |