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| Locality | Merotherie |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.15116 |
| Longitude | 149.5629 |
| Population | 23 |
| Density | 0.2 /km² |
| Area | 96.1 km² |
| Elevation | 442 m |
| Postcode | 2852 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 245 km northwest |
Merotherie is a locality in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 23. The locality covers an area of 96.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 442 m above sea level. It lies approximately 245 km northwest of Sydney. Merotherie is located at 32.1512°S, 149.5629°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2852. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Merotherie rests under a sky that seems to stretch further than most, a vast expanse of pale blue bleeding into the dusty ochre of the surrounding landscape. It lies 90.1 km east of Dubbo, NSW (from Dubbo, NSW: bearing 81°T), and is situated 24.7 km north of Gulgong. Here, the country rolls in gentle, sun-bleached waves, dotted with hardy eucalypts that cast sharp, fleeting shadows across the dry grasses. The air, especially as the day begins to wane, carries a faint, dry scent of earth and sun-baked vegetation, a quiet perfume that clings to everything. Fences, often a little weathered, march across the plains, delineating properties that seem to breathe with the land’s own slow, steady pulse.
The economic lifeblood of Merotherie has long been tied to the earth, a legacy of sheep grazing and, for a period, a modest but significant copper extraction that left its mark on the local terrain. This pastoral heritage is still evident in the sprawling stations that surround the settlement, their woolsheds echoing with the ghosts of generations of shearers. While the mining chapter has largely closed, the spirit of resilience and self-sufficiency fostered by those hard-working eras remains a defining characteristic of Merotherie. The occasional rumble of a ute on the unsealed roads, the distant bleating of sheep, and the quiet hum of the general store are the prevailing sounds, a testament to a way of life that values connection to the land and neighbourly support above all else.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Merotherie, 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 Merotherie, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Merotherie includes the postcode (2852), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Western Regional Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Merotherie is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | August 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. |