Oxley Island, 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 Oxley Island, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | Oxley Island |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.91184 |
| Longitude | 152.56847 |
| Population | 300 |
| Density | 9.3 /km² |
| Area | 32.4 km² |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Postcode | 2430 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 252 km north-northeast |
Oxley Island is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 300. The locality covers an area of 32.4 km², giving a population density of about 9.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 6 m above sea level. It lies approximately 252 km north-northeast of Sydney. Oxley Island is located at 31.9118°S, 152.5685°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2430. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Oxley Island breathes a quiet, salty air, a place where the land itself seems to exhale the subtle scent of estuarine mud and saltbush. It lies 58.9 km south-south-west of Port Macquarie, NSW (from Port Macquarie, NSW: bearing 212°T), and is situated 11.9 km east of Taree. The terrain here is low-lying, a mosaic of emerald pastures and the deeper, richer green of paperbark forests that hug the water's edge. Winding creeks, more like veins of the earth, thread their way across the island, their surfaces sometimes ruffled by a passing breeze, at other times mirroring the bruised colours of the sky at dusk. The character of Oxley Island is one of patient endurance, a landscape that has witnessed the slow ebb and flow of tides and seasons, its contours shaped by the very water that surrounds and defines it.
The history of Oxley Island is written not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of its agricultural past, a time when dairy herds were a common sight, their contented lowing a familiar sound drifting across the paddocks. The rich alluvial soils, deposited over millennia by the Manning River, continue to support a modest but hardy farming economy, a continuation of traditions passed down through generations. While the larger dairy operations have largely given way to smaller holdings and lifestyle blocks, the land retains its fertility, a quiet testament to its natural bounty. The waterways, once vital arteries for transporting goods and connecting isolated farms, still play a role, offering a peaceful haven for recreational boating and fishing, a reminder of the island's deep connection to the water. Travellers passing through may notice the unhurried pace of life, a characteristic that seems to have seeped into the very soil, a gentle rhythm that has long defined Oxley Island.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Oxley Island, 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 Oxley Island, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Oxley Island includes the postcode (2430), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Coast 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 Oxley Island 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. |