Old Junee, 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 Old Junee, in the Junee Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Old Junee |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Junee Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.81563 |
| Longitude | 147.48408 |
| Population | 248 |
| Density | 1.3 /km² |
| Area | 185.8 km² |
| Elevation | 249 m |
| Postcode | 2652 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 358 km west-southwest |
Old Junee is a locality in the Junee Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 248. The locality covers an area of 185.8 km², giving a population density of about 1.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 249 m above sea level. It lies approximately 358 km west-southwest of Sydney. Old Junee is located at 34.8156°S, 147.4841°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2652. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Old Junee rests on a broad, gently tilting plain, the kind of country that unfurls under a vast, pale sky where the sun bleaches the earth to a dusty gold in the heat of summer. It lies 144.9 km east-south-east of Griffith, NSW (from Griffith, NSW: bearing 115°T), and is situated 10.2 km west-north-west of Junee. The landscape here is a study in subtle contours, a soft undulation of cleared paddocks giving way to scattered stands of eucalypts, their bark peeling in papery strips, casting long, sharp shadows as the day wears on. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, earthy scent, mingled with the fainter, sweet perfume of sun-baked grass and the distant, almost imperceptible hum of insects. This is a place where the horizon feels endlessly wide, a sweeping canvas against which the occasional farmhouse or shearing shed appears as a solitary, resolute mark.
The story of Old Junee is deeply entwined with the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers and graziers. For decades, the land here has yielded its bounty, primarily through sheep and wheat, the backbone of its economy. You can still see the sturdy, weathered timber of old farmhouses, their verandahs wide enough to catch any breeze, and the towering silhouettes of grain silos that stand as silent sentinels against the sky, hinting at the cycles of planting and harvest. The railway, long since bypassed by newer lines, once brought lifeblood and commerce to this very spot, and the ghosts of those bustling days can almost be felt in the quietude that now prevails, a gentle reminder of the ebb and flow of fortunes in this enduring corner of the country.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Old Junee, 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 Old Junee, in the Junee Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Old Junee includes the postcode (2652), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Junee Shire 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 Old Junee 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. |