Mountain Top, 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 Mountain Top, in the Lismore City Council local government area.
| Locality | Mountain Top |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Lismore City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.61864 |
| Longitude | 153.18891 |
| Population | 61 |
| Density | 5.3 /km² |
| Area | 11.6 km² |
| Elevation | 263 m |
| Postcode | 2480 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 613 km north-northeast |
Mountain Top is a locality in the Lismore City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 61. The locality covers an area of 11.6 km², giving a population density of about 5.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 263 m above sea level. It lies approximately 613 km north-northeast of Sydney. Mountain Top is located at 28.6186°S, 153.1889°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2480. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Mountain Top rises, a verdant swell against the broader canvas of the Northern Rivers. It lies 64.1 km south-south-west of Robina, QLD (from Robina, QLD: bearing 198°T), and is situated 6.7 km south-west of Nimbin. Its landscape is a generous embrace of rolling hills, cloaked in the deep green of rainforest remnants and the brighter, sun-bleached hues of pastureland. Here, the air carries the subtle perfume of damp earth and flowering native shrubs, a constant, gentle exhalation from the land itself. Visibility stretches, unfurling across the undulating terrain, revealing glimpses of neighbouring valleys and the distant, hazy blue of the Pacific. The character of Mountain Top is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the sky, a vast, ever-changing theatre of light, seems to hold a particular, luminous quality, especially as the day begins to fade, bathing the hills in a soft, golden wash.
The history of this place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of its agricultural roots. For generations, the fertile slopes of Mountain Top have sustained dairy herds, their contented lowing a familiar sound in the early mornings. This pastoral heritage, woven into the very fabric of the locality, still underpins its economy, though the rise of smaller farms and lifestyle properties has brought a new demographic to its quiet lanes. Visitors are drawn to the region's natural beauty, seeking out the walking tracks that wind through pockets of ancient forest, and the local produce markets that offer a taste of the land's bounty. The very feel of Mountain Top speaks of a connection to the soil, a deep-seated understanding of the seasons, and a way of life that values the enduring strength of the earth.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mountain Top, 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 Mountain Top, in the Lismore City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Mountain Top includes the postcode (2480), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Lismore City 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 Mountain Top 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. |