Pappinbarra, 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 Pappinbarra, in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council local government area.
| Locality | Pappinbarra |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.35987 |
| Longitude | 152.47991 |
| Population | 72 |
| Density | 1.1 /km² |
| Area | 67.4 km² |
| Elevation | 127 m |
| Postcode | 2446 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 303 km north-northeast |
Pappinbarra is a locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 72. The locality covers an area of 67.4 km², giving a population density of about 1.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 127 m above sea level. It lies approximately 303 km north-northeast of Sydney. Pappinbarra is located at 31.3599°S, 152.4799°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2446. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Pappinbarra breathes a quiet existence where rolling hills surrender to the lush embrace of the hinterland. It lies 41.1 km west-north-west of Port Macquarie, NSW (from Port Macquarie, NSW: bearing 286°T), and is situated 27.2 km west-north-west of Wauchope. The air here, thick with the scent of damp earth and eucalyptus, carries the murmur of unseen creeks and the rustle of unseen life within the dense green canopy. Sunlight filters through the leaves in fractured patterns, painting the moss-laden bark of ancient trees with fleeting gold, and the very ground beneath your feet feels alive, a rich, dark loam that yields generously to the farmer's plough and the wanderer's tread. This is a place where the land itself seems to exhale, a slow, steady breath that dictates the pace of everything.
The history of Pappinbarra is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring agricultural spirit that has shaped its character for generations. This land, long before settled by European farmers, was the traditional country of Indigenous peoples, and echoes of that deep connection to the earth persist in the landscape’s quiet resilience. The local economy, once heavily reliant on timber-getting and dairy farming, now sees a diversification into horticulture, with orchards of citrus and macadamias dotting the hillsides, their fruits a testament to the fertile soil and the diligent hands that tend them. Travellers passing through Pappinbarra often remark on the surprising stillness, a profound sense of peace that settles over the valleys as dusk paints the western sky in hues of lavender and rose, a gentle reminder of the enduring beauty found in this corner of the Hastings region.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Pappinbarra, 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 Pappinbarra, in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Pappinbarra includes the postcode (2446), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Port Macquarie-Hastings 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 Pappinbarra 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. |