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| Locality | Lerida |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Upper Lachlan Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.88615 |
| Longitude | 149.33331 |
| Population | 27 |
| Density | 0.3 /km² |
| Area | 90.4 km² |
| Elevation | 769 m |
| Postcode | 2581 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 206 km southwest |
Lerida is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 27. The locality covers an area of 90.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 769 m above sea level. It lies approximately 206 km southwest of Sydney. Lerida is located at 34.8862°S, 149.3333°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2581. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Lerida sits in a fold of the land, where the soft, ochre-coloured earth yields to a sky that often stretches in vast, unbroken blues. It lies 39.2 km west-south-west of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 246°T), and is situated 13.1 km south-south-east of Gunning. The country here is a study in muted greens and browns, the sparse gum trees casting long, skeletal shadows in the late afternoon sun. Rolling hills, softened by a fine, dusty haze, rise and fall towards the horizon, their surfaces often patterned with the subtle textures of grazing pastures. A quiet stillness pervades Lerida, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the rustle of dry grasses in a passing breeze.
The history of Lerida is intrinsically tied to the land's capacity to sustain. For generations, this has been country given over to the patient work of sheep and cattle grazing, the economy a slow, steady pulse of wool and meat. The very air seems to carry the faint scent of sun-baked earth and the dry, sweet aroma of native grasses. While not a place of grand monuments, Lerida possesses a quiet dignity, its few buildings standing as sturdy sentinels against the elements, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have made their lives here. The occasional weathered fence post, leaning slightly with the weight of years, seems to whisper of lives lived and labours undertaken on this particular stretch of the Upper Lachlan.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Lerida, 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 Lerida, in the Upper Lachlan Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Lerida includes the postcode (2581), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Upper Lachlan 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 Lerida is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |