Nimmitabel, 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 Nimmitabel, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Nimmitabel |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.49305 |
| Longitude | 149.27336 |
| Population | 312 |
| Density | 2.2 /km² |
| Area | 139.9 km² |
| Elevation | 1082 m |
| Postcode | 2631 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 341 km south-southwest |
Nimmitabel is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 312. The locality covers an area of 139.9 km², giving a population density of about 2.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1082 m above sea level. It lies approximately 341 km south-southwest of Sydney. Nimmitabel is located at 36.4930°S, 149.2734°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2631. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Nimmitabel rests upon a plateau, a broad, windswept expanse of ancient country where the sky feels immense and the air carries the crispness of altitude. It lies 198.7 km south-south-west of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 192°T), and is situated 26.8 km west-north-west of Bemboka. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and ochres, rolling hills giving way to flatter plains, all under a sky that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sundown, painting the scattered stands of eucalypts in dramatic hues. The very earth seems to exhale a cool, clean breath, a subtle scent of damp soil and distant pines, and the silence is profound, broken only by the sigh of the wind or the bleating of unseen sheep.
The history of Nimmitabel is deeply entwined with the pastoral wealth of the Snowy Monaro, its fortunes built upon the hardy sheep and cattle that graze its fertile, if sometimes stark, pastures. Once a significant stopover for travellers traversing the Monaro Highway, Nimmitabel retains a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring presence despite the changing tides of progress. Its economy, still largely tethered to agriculture, finds a gentle counterpoint in the growing interest from those seeking the high country's embrace – a place where the light lingers on the land and the pace of life allows for a deeper appreciation of the natural world.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Nimmitabel, 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 Nimmitabel, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Nimmitabel includes the postcode (2631), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Monaro 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 Nimmitabel 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. |