Meadow Flat, 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 Meadow Flat, in the Bathurst Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Meadow Flat |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Bathurst Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.44911 |
| Longitude | 149.90877 |
| Population | 315 |
| Density | 4.1 /km² |
| Area | 76.3 km² |
| Elevation | 1048 m |
| Postcode | 2795 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 129 km west-northwest |
Meadow Flat 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 315. The locality covers an area of 76.3 km², giving a population density of about 4.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1048 m above sea level. It lies approximately 129 km west-northwest of Sydney. Meadow Flat is located at 33.4491°S, 149.9088°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2795. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Meadow Flat unfolds as a quiet expanse where the land breathes a gentle sigh under the vast Australian sky. It lies 30.8 km east of Bathurst, NSW (from Bathurst, NSW: bearing 96°T), and is situated 11.8 km south-south-west of Portland. Here, the country rolls with a muted dignity, not in dramatic peaks, but in softly rounded hills draped in the muted greens and ochres of dry grasses, interspersed with the silver-grey foliage of scattered eucalypts. The air carries a subtle, dry heat, a constant reminder of the sun's dominion, yet there's a coolness that seeps from the earth itself as the day wanes, painting the western horizon in hues of apricot and fading rose. The very texture of the ground speaks of resilience, a fine, dusty loam that crumbles readily underfoot, hinting at the deep roots that anchor the sparse but determined vegetation.
The history of Meadow Flat is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of those who have worked this land. For generations, it has been a place of grazing, where sheep and cattle have cropped the sparse pastures, their presence a low hum in the otherwise silent landscape. The echoes of earlier endeavours, perhaps a forgotten prospecting shaft or the remnants of a long-gone homestead, lie subtle beneath the surface, a whisper of past lives lived in communion with this often-unyielding terrain. The local economy, still tethered to the land, finds its pulse in the rhythm of the seasons and the steady, unassuming labour of its inhabitants, a character forged in the crucible of rural life.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Meadow Flat, 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 Meadow Flat, in the Bathurst Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Meadow Flat 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 Meadow Flat 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. |