Metford, 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 Metford, in the Maitland City Council local government area.
| Locality | Metford |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Maitland City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -32.76622 |
| Longitude | 151.60993 |
| Population | 4,693 |
| Density | 1533.7 /km² |
| Area | 3.1 km² |
| Elevation | 28 m |
| Postcode | 2323 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 128 km north-northeast |
Metford is a locality in the Maitland City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 4,693. The locality covers an area of 3.1 km², giving a population density of about 1533.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 28 m above sea level. It lies approximately 128 km north-northeast of Sydney. Metford is located at 32.7662°S, 151.6099°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2323.
Metford sprawls across a low-lying plain, a place where the Hunter River's broad, muddy embrace is a constant, subtle presence. It lies 6.1 km east-south-east of Maitland, NSW (from Maitland, NSW: bearing 122°T), and is situated 14.3 km west of Raymond Terrace. The land here is forgivingly flat, etched with the shallow channels and meanders that speak of water's patient work over millennia. Scattered gum trees, their bark peeling in papery curls, punctuate the open spaces, and in the humid stillness of a summer afternoon, the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening grass, a palpable weight that settles over the suburban rooftops and the occasional patch of grazing land. The light, particularly as it begins to soften towards evening, casts a warm, golden hue across the landscape, transforming the ordinary into something quietly luminous.
This corner of the Maitland City Council area carries the deep imprint of its past, a history woven from the agricultural bounty of the surrounding rich alluvial soil. Once a vital hub for the timber industry and later a significant centre for coal mining, the echoes of these endeavours can still be felt, though the landscape now leans more towards residential development and the steady hum of commerce. The local economy, once dominated by the extraction of black gold, has diversified, with a growing retail sector and services catering to the expanding population. Metford's character is that of a place that has evolved, shedding its industrial skin to reveal a more settled, family-oriented face, yet retaining a connection to the broader agricultural heritage of the Hunter Valley, a heritage that still whispers in the names of its streets and the enduring fertility of its plains.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Metford, 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 Metford, in the Maitland City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Metford includes the postcode (2323), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Maitland City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Metford 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. |