Mumbil, 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 Mumbil, in the Dubbo Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Mumbil |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Dubbo Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.70368 |
| Longitude | 149.0633 |
| Population | 289 |
| Density | 1.9 /km² |
| Area | 153.3 km² |
| Elevation | 441 m |
| Postcode | 2820 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 238 km west-northwest |
Mumbil is a locality in the Dubbo Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 289. The locality covers an area of 153.3 km², giving a population density of about 1.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 441 m above sea level. It lies approximately 238 km west-northwest of Sydney. Mumbil is located at 32.7037°S, 149.0633°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2820. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Mumbil rests in a landscape where the ochre earth meets a sky that can shift from a crystalline blue to a bruised twilight in a single afternoon. It lies 60.9 km north of Orange, NSW (from Orange, NSW: bearing 358°T), and is situated 18.1 km south-south-east of Wellington. The country here is not flat, but a soft, rolling terrain, sculpted by ancient watercourses that now only whisper in the dry seasons. Sparse, hardy eucalypts, their bark peeling like old parchment, dot the paddocks, offering meagre shade to the patient grazing beasts. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, sometimes tinged with the dusty perfume of sun-baked grass, and at dusk, a peculiar stillness descends, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the sharp cry of a bird of prey. It is a place that demands a certain quietude, where the grand pronouncements of nature dwarf the hurried footsteps of man.
The lifeblood of Mumbil has long been tied to the land, with sheep and cattle grazing forming the backbone of its economy for generations. Further back, the discovery of gold brought a fleeting rush of prospectors, a brief, feverish chapter etched into the local memory, though the true wealth of Mumbil has always been in its pastoral bounty, the enduring cycle of wool and meat. This enduring connection to agriculture lends a practical, no-nonsense character to its inhabitants, a quiet resilience born of working with the seasons rather than against them. The main road, a ribbon of grey cutting through the landscape, is the artery of Mumbil, connecting its scattered homesteads and bringing in the essential supplies, a constant, if understated, reminder of the world beyond its dusty horizons.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mumbil, 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 Mumbil, in the Dubbo Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Mumbil includes the postcode (2820), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Dubbo 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 Mumbil 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. |