Marlee, 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 Marlee, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | Marlee |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.768 |
| Longitude | 152.3174 |
| Population | 215 |
| Density | 3.5 /km² |
| Area | 61.3 km² |
| Elevation | 68 m |
| Postcode | 2429 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 256 km north-northeast |
Marlee is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 215. The locality covers an area of 61.3 km², giving a population density of about 3.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 68 m above sea level. It lies approximately 256 km north-northeast of Sydney. Marlee is located at 31.7680°S, 152.3174°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2429. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Marlee rests amidst the rolling hills and verdant pastures that define the Mid-Coast hinterland, a landscape painted in a thousand shades of green under a sky that often holds a luminous, almost pearlescent quality. It lies 64.5 km west-south-west of Port Macquarie, NSW (from Port Macquarie, NSW: bearing 238°T), and is situated 11.7 km north-north-west of Wingham. Here, the land breathes with a quiet, persistent life, the air thick with the scent of damp earth after rain and the faint, sweet perfume of flowering eucalypts. The terrain itself is a gentle undulation, rising and falling with a rhythm that feels as old as the granite outcrops that dot the horizon, their weathered surfaces catching the afternoon sun in a warm, golden hue. Distant stands of spotted gum and ironbark punctuate the fields, their silvery bark a cool contrast to the sun-baked earth, while unseen creeks murmur their secrets through hidden gullies.
The history of Marlee is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have worked for generations. Originally a place of sustenance and shelter for Indigenous custodians, its more recent European settlement saw the land cleared for cattle grazing and dairy farming, a legacy still evident in the patchwork of paddocks and the sturdy, weathered farmhouses. The local economy, while still holding onto its agricultural roots, has broadened to embrace a burgeoning tourism sector, drawn by the unspoiled natural beauty and the promise of a slower pace of life. Travellers often speak of the luminous quality of the light at dusk, when the sky bleeds into soft oranges and purples, casting long shadows across the fields and lending an almost ethereal glow to the neighbouring farms. This quiet charm, coupled with the genuine warmth of its residents, makes Marlee a place that lingers in the memory long after one has departed its peaceful embrace.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Marlee, 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 Marlee, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Marlee includes the postcode (2429), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Coast 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 Marlee 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. |