Loadstone, 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 Loadstone, in the Kyogle Council local government area.
| Locality | Loadstone |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Kyogle Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.39241 |
| Longitude | 152.98482 |
| Population | 41 |
| Density | 2.2 /km² |
| Area | 18.8 km² |
| Elevation | 167 m |
| Postcode | 2474 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 632 km north-northeast |
Loadstone is a locality in the Kyogle Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 41. The locality covers an area of 18.8 km², giving a population density of about 2.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 167 m above sea level. It lies approximately 632 km north-northeast of Sydney. Loadstone is located at 28.3924°S, 152.9848°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2474. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Loadstone lies in a crease of the Northern Rivers hinterland, where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise towards the Great Dividing Range. It lies 53.6 km south-west of Robina, QLD (from Robina, QLD: bearing 228°T), and is situated 27.3 km north of Kyogle. The country here is a rich, almost bruised green, a testament to the generous rainfall that feeds the dense canopy of subtropical rainforest and the undulating pastures. Watercourses, often no more than a whisper of movement in the dry season, swell into energetic creeks that carve their way through the rich basalt soils, their banks fringed with ferns and the occasional flash of a kingfisher’s wing. The air carries a constant, humid perfume of damp earth, decaying leaves, and the sweet, heady scent of blooming rainforest flowers, particularly potent after a shower when the very light seems to thicken and mellow.
The economic pulse of Loadstone has long been tied to the land, a history etched in the weathered timber of old farmhouses and the slow, steady rhythm of grazing cattle. Dairy farming once dominated, its legacy visible in the scattered milking sheds and the broad, fertile paddocks that now, in many instances, support beef herds. There’s a quiet pride in the resilience of this place, a sense of continuity that flows through its inhabitants, a lineage of those who have worked this challenging but rewarding terrain. The landscape itself, with its deep gullies and steep slopes, speaks of a past where timber getters and selectors carved out a living, their efforts leaving faint traces on the land. Loadstone continues to be a place where the connection to the earth remains palpable, a quiet strength found in the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of its people.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Loadstone, 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 Loadstone, in the Kyogle Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Loadstone includes the postcode (2474), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Kyogle 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 Loadstone 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. |