Monkerai, 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 Monkerai, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | Monkerai |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.24709 |
| Longitude | 151.85119 |
| Population | 116 |
| Density | 0.9 /km² |
| Area | 125.2 km² |
| Elevation | 92 m |
| Postcode | 2415 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 190 km north-northeast |
Monkerai 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 116. The locality covers an area of 125.2 km², giving a population density of about 0.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 92 m above sea level. It lies approximately 190 km north-northeast of Sydney. Monkerai is located at 32.2471°S, 151.8512°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2415. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Monkerai rests in a verdant fold of the Mid-North Coast, where rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of eucalyptus and subtropical rainforest, descend towards fertile valleys. It lies 61.1 km north-north-east of Maitland, NSW (from Maitland, NSW: bearing 27°T), and is situated 28.2 km south-south-west of Gloucester. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of rich soil and the distant, sweet perfume of flowering shrubs, especially after a summer shower. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, illuminates the landscape in shifting patterns, highlighting the deep greens of the grazing pastures and the darker, more mysterious hues of the denser bushland. The terrain is undulating, with creeks and small rivers, tributaries of the mighty Manning, carving their way through the land, their banks often fringed with ferns and ancient-looking fig trees. The character of Monkerai is one of quiet, rural repose, a place where the land dictates the pace of life, and the seasons paint their slow, deliberate changes across the visible world.
Historically, Monkerai’s story is tied to the land’s bounty, with early settlers drawn to its potential for agriculture and timber. While its past might whisper of logging camps and the sturdy resilience required to tame this landscape, today the local economy is largely sustained by grazing cattle and dairy farming, the gentle lowing of herds a constant underscore to the natural sounds. There’s a quiet pride in the produce, the milk and meat finding their way to neighbouring markets and local tables. Beyond the fields, the surrounding national parks, with their ancient trees and abundant wildlife, offer a different kind of wealth, drawing visitors seeking the solace and natural beauty that Monkerai so generously provides. This connection to the earth, both for sustenance and for spiritual renewal, remains the distinctive heartbeat of Monkerai.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Monkerai, 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 Monkerai, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Monkerai includes the postcode (2415), 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 Monkerai 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. |