Lawrence, 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 Lawrence, in the Clarence Valley Council local government area.
| Locality | Lawrence |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Clarence Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -29.44241 |
| Longitude | 153.09481 |
| Population | 1,014 |
| Density | 7.6 /km² |
| Area | 132.6 km² |
| Elevation | 19 m |
| Postcode | 2460 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 524 km north-northeast |
Lawrence is a locality in the Clarence Valley Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,014. The locality covers an area of 132.6 km², giving a population density of about 7.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 19 m above sea level. It lies approximately 524 km north-northeast of Sydney. Lawrence is located at 29.4424°S, 153.0948°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2460. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Lawrence rests beside the broad sweep of the Clarence River, a place where the land exhales a humid, green breath. It lies 96.3 km north of Coffs Harbour, NSW (from Coffs Harbour, NSW: bearing 358°T), and is situated 11.0 km west of Maclean. The terrain here is a gentle lowering towards the water, a softness in the contours that hints at fertile silt and ancient floods. Towering gum trees, their bark peeling in papery sheets, stand sentinel along the riverbanks, their leaves catching the dappled sunlight that filters through the canopy. The air itself carries a faint sweetness, a mingling of damp earth, flowering lantana, and the distant tang of saltwater. Across the river, the land unfurls in broad paddocks, a patchwork of emerald and gold under the expansive sky, where cattle graze with a slow, deliberate grace.
Historically, Lawrence was a vital point on the Clarence, a bustling centre for river trade and timber milling before the highway reshaped the flow of commerce. Its economy still whispers of those days, with a quiet agricultural underpinning of cattle grazing and sugarcane, the latter adding a sweet, cloying scent to the air during harvest. The river remains the town's heart, a liquid artery connecting it to the wider world and offering a tranquil stillness that soothes the hurried soul. For the traveller, Lawrence offers a pause, a place to breathe in the languid pace of the Clarence Valley, where the sun dips below the horizon in a spectacle of deepening purples and oranges, painting the river with a molten glow.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Lawrence, 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 Lawrence, in the Clarence Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Lawrence includes the postcode (2460), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Clarence Valley 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 Lawrence 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. |