Locksley, 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 Locksley, in the Bathurst Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Locksley |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Bathurst Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.51724 |
| Longitude | 149.79835 |
| Population | 50 |
| Density | 2.3 /km² |
| Area | 21.9 km² |
| Elevation | 818 m |
| Postcode | 2795 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 136 km west-northwest |
Locksley is a locality in the Bathurst Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 50. The locality covers an area of 21.9 km², giving a population density of about 2.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 818 m above sea level. It lies approximately 136 km west-northwest of Sydney. Locksley is located at 33.5172°S, 149.7983°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2795. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Locksley unfolds across a landscape of rolling country, where the ochre-dusted earth meets a sky that often stretches in hues of pale blue and bruised lavender at day's end. It lies 23.1 km east-south-east of Bathurst, NSW (from Bathurst, NSW: bearing 118°T), and is situated 20.5 km east-south-east of Kelso. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and subtle dips, a place where the Bathurst Plains begin to yield to the higher country beyond, the air carrying the clean scent of eucalypts and dry grass. Fences, often weathered and leaning, trace the boundaries of broad paddocks, defining a country where the horizon feels both distant and intimately close. The very light seems to linger here, softening the edges of the scattered farmhouses and the occasional cluster of sheds, as if reluctant to surrender the day.
The heart of Locksley has long been tied to the land, its history etched in the studbooks of fine wool and the sturdy frames of grazing cattle that dot the surrounding hills. This is country that has sustained generations, its economy woven through the cycles of sheep and the cultivation of crops that shimmer like seas of gold when ripe. A traveller passing through might notice the quiet diligence of the local community, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the clock, and where the echoes of past endeavours, perhaps from a time when the earth yielded more than just sustenance, still whisper in the wind.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Locksley, 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 Locksley, in the Bathurst Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Locksley includes the postcode (2795), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Bathurst Regional 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 Locksley 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. |