Lakesland, 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 Lakesland, in the Wollondilly Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Lakesland |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Wollondilly Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.19422 |
| Longitude | 150.50369 |
| Population | 424 |
| Density | 5.8 /km² |
| Area | 73.4 km² |
| Elevation | 354 m |
| Postcode | 2572 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 74 km west-southwest |
Lakesland is a locality in the Wollondilly Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 424. The locality covers an area of 73.4 km², giving a population density of about 5.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 354 m above sea level. It lies approximately 74 km west-southwest of Sydney. Lakesland is located at 34.1942°S, 150.5037°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2572. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Lakesland unfurls across a landscape of rolling hills, where the rich, dark earth yields to the persistent scrub and scattered gums. It lies 44.0 km north-west of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 306°T), and is situated 8.9 km west-north-west of Tahmoor. The air here carries a faint, sweet scent of damp soil and eucalyptus, especially after a rain, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded sky, has a soft, diffused quality, bleaching the colours of the paddocks to a pale gold. The land itself is a mosaic of gentle slopes and shallow valleys, crisscrossed by the sinuous lines of creeks that, in wetter times, swell and murmur. It’s a place of quiet expanses, where the horizon seems to stretch endlessly, punctuated only by the distant silhouette of the ranges.
The history of Lakesland is deeply entwined with the land’s capacity for sustenance, primarily through grazing and agriculture, a legacy still evident in the weathered fences and the patient rhythm of the farming calendar. Early settlers carved a life from this terrain, their efforts leaving subtle imprints on the character of the locality. The local economy, while diverse, still leans on the bounty of the earth, with small-scale farming and market gardens supplying neighbouring centres. A distinctive feature of Lakesland is its network of small, often unnamed waterways, tributaries that feed into larger systems, contributing to the area’s verdant character, and these watercourses are as much a part of Lakesland’s identity as the scattered homesteads.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Lakesland, 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 Lakesland, in the Wollondilly Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Lakesland includes the postcode (2572), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Wollondilly 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 Lakesland 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. |