Port Hacking, 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 Port Hacking, in the Sutherland Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Port Hacking |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Sutherland Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.06829 |
| Longitude | 151.12586 |
| Population | 1,079 |
| Density | 1284.5 /km² |
| Area | 0.8 km² |
| Elevation | 47 m |
| Postcode | 2229 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 24 km south-southwest |
Port Hacking is a locality in the Sutherland Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,079. The locality covers an area of 0.8 km², giving a population density of about 1284.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 47 m above sea level. It lies approximately 24 km south-southwest of Sydney. Port Hacking is located at 34.0683°S, 151.1259°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2229.
Port Hacking unfurls its watery embrace beneath a sky often brushed with the softest apricot at dawn and the deepest indigo at dusk, its shores a mosaic of emerald bushland and the sun-bleached hues of coastal sandstone. It lies 11.9 km south of Hurstville, NSW (from Hurstville, NSW: bearing 170°T), and is situated 12.9 km south of Bexley. The land here, a gentle rise and fall of undulating hills, slopes towards the broad, shimmering expanse of the estuary, where the air carries the faint, briny tang of the Pacific and the sweet perfume of flowering shrubs. Sunlight, when it breaks through the coastal haze, catches the deep green of the native gums, their rough bark a testament to the elements, and glints off the myriad of small boats that bob in sheltered coves, their masts like delicate fingers pointing towards the vast horizon.
This is a place where the echoes of early surveyors and timber-getters still whisper on the breeze, a history interwoven with the ebb and flow of the tides that have shaped its character for centuries. For generations, the rich waters of Port Hacking have sustained a vibrant fishing industry, its catches finding their way to local markets and discerning tables, a culinary thread connecting the present to a past built on the bounty of the sea. Today, the rhythm of life in Port Hacking is a blend of quiet residential living and the energetic pulse of leisure, with the natural beauty of the surrounding national parks and secluded beaches drawing visitors and locals alike to explore its hidden bays and sun-drenched headlands, a constant invitation to embrace the outdoors.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Port Hacking, 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 Port Hacking, in the Sutherland Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Port Hacking includes the postcode (2229), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Sutherland Shire Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Port Hacking 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. |