Paterson, 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 Paterson, in the Dungog Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Paterson |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Dungog Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.58433 |
| Longitude | 151.60838 |
| Population | 875 |
| Density | 21.1 /km² |
| Area | 41.4 km² |
| Elevation | 16 m |
| Postcode | 2421 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 148 km north-northeast |
Paterson is a locality in the Dungog Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 875. The locality covers an area of 41.4 km², giving a population density of about 21.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 16 m above sea level. It lies approximately 148 km north-northeast of Sydney. Paterson is located at 32.5843°S, 151.6084°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2421. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Paterson rests in a fold of country where the land begins its gentle ascent towards the rolling hills that cradle the Hunter River. It lies 17.7 km north-north-east of Maitland, NSW (from Maitland, NSW: bearing 17°T), and is situated 14.1 km north-north-east of Aberglasslyn. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a rain, mingling with the dry, sweet perfume of sun-baked grasses in the paddocks. Eucalypts, with their peeling bark and sparse, silver-green leaves, stand sentinel along the creek beds and dot the broader landscape, their branches etched against a sky that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples of twilight. The terrain itself is a mosaic of fertile river flats, perfect for cultivation, giving way to slopes that are better suited for grazing, the fences tracing clean lines across the softened contours of the earth.
The history of Paterson is deeply intertwined with the fertile lands bordering the Hunter River, a waterway that has shaped its fortunes since early settlement. This was a place where timber cutters once plied their trade and where agriculture, particularly dairy farming, quickly took root, its rich soil proving generous to those who worked it. The legacy of those early days can still be seen in the weathered timber of older farm buildings and in the quiet, enduring character of the township itself. While the landscape now predominantly echoes with the lowing of cattle and the hum of tractors, the echoes of a bygone era, of a simpler, more arduous existence, are never entirely absent, particularly as the sun dips low, casting long shadows that seem to whisper stories of generations past across the fields.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Paterson, 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 Paterson, in the Dungog Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Paterson includes the postcode (2421), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Dungog 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 Paterson 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. |