Mirrabooka, 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 Mirrabooka, in the Lake Macquarie City Council local government area.
| Locality | Mirrabooka |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Lake Macquarie City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.11209 |
| Longitude | 151.55476 |
| Population | 719 |
| Density | 921.8 /km² |
| Area | 0.8 km² |
| Elevation | 27 m |
| Postcode | 2264 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 90 km north-northeast |
Mirrabooka is a locality in the Lake Macquarie City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 719. The locality covers an area of 0.8 km², giving a population density of about 921.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 27 m above sea level. It lies approximately 90 km north-northeast of Sydney. Mirrabooka is located at 33.1121°S, 151.5548°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2264.
Mirrabooka lies where the ancient sandstone ridges begin their gentle fall towards the broader expanse of Lake Macquarie. It lies 30.9 km south-west of Newcastle, NSW (from Newcastle, NSW: bearing 226°T), and is situated 14.2 km south-west of Belmont. The air here often carries the subtle, earthy perfume of damp gum leaves after a rain, mingling with the dry scent of wattles in bloom during warmer months. Rolling hills, softened by a thick carpet of native grasses and scattered eucalypts, define the immediate landscape, their contours hinting at the underlying geology. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, can cast a warm, almost honeyed glow across these slopes, lending a quiet dignity to the sparsely populated terrain. Here and there, small pockets of denser woodland offer a cooler, shaded respite, their undergrowth a tangled testament to the persistent life of this region.
The story of Mirrabooka is quietly interwoven with the pastoral past of the area, a time when the land was shaped by sheep and cattle grazing rather than extensive urban development. While mining has left its indelible mark on neighbouring regions, Mirrabooka itself has largely retained its character as a place of semi-rural living, its economy sustained by a blend of local services and residents commuting to larger centres. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist hubs here; instead, the distinctive charm of Mirrabooka resides in its understated connection to the land and the unhurried pace of its everyday life. The land itself, with its subtle variations in colour from ochre to deep green depending on the season, tells its own story to those who take the time to observe.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mirrabooka, 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 Mirrabooka, in the Lake Macquarie City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Mirrabooka includes the postcode (2264), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Lake Macquarie 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 Mirrabooka 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. |