Neilrex, 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 Neilrex, in the Warrumbungle Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Neilrex |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Warrumbungle Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.73992 |
| Longitude | 149.38235 |
| Population | 74 |
| Density | 0.4 /km² |
| Area | 185.0 km² |
| Elevation | 383 m |
| Postcode | 2831 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 292 km northwest |
Neilrex is a locality in the Warrumbungle Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 74. The locality covers an area of 185.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 383 m above sea level. It lies approximately 292 km northwest of Sydney. Neilrex is located at 31.7399°S, 149.3824°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2831. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Neilrex rests beneath a sky that often stretches, an endless, pale blue canvas brushed with clouds that drift like forgotten thoughts. It lies 93.9 km north-east of Dubbo, NSW (from Dubbo, NSW: bearing 50°T), and is situated 19.0 km south of Binnaway. The land here unfolds in broad, sweeping plains, broken by the occasional rise of ancient, weathered hills that catch the afternoon sun in a haze of ochre and rust. Clumps of hardy eucalypts, their leaves whispering secrets to the wind, dot the landscape, providing dappled shade where the earth is a dry, cracked terracotta. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, crisp scent of dry grass and distant dust, a subtle perfume of the Australian bush.
The story of Neilrex is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring rhythms of the land. For generations, this country has sustained families through the careful tending of sheep and cattle, their wool and meat forming the backbone of a local economy that has weathered many seasons of boom and bust. Beyond the grazing paddocks, the faint, mineral tang of the earth hints at a past, or perhaps a future, of mining that once pulsed through the region. Travellers might notice the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the few buildings that mark Neilrex’s centre, each one a quiet testament to the resilience of those who have called this place home, their lives woven into the very fabric of the soil.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Neilrex, 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 Neilrex, in the Warrumbungle Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Neilrex includes the postcode (2831), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Warrumbungle Shire 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 Neilrex 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. |