Explore Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rookwood, NSW map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Locality | Rookwood |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Cumberland Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.87518 |
| Longitude | 151.05608 |
| Population | 3 |
| Density | 1.0 /km² |
| Area | 3.0 km² |
| Elevation | 35 m |
| Postcode | 2141 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 14 km west |
Rookwood is a locality in the Cumberland Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 3. The locality covers an area of 3.0 km², giving a population density of about 1.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 35 m above sea level. It lies approximately 14 km west of Sydney. Rookwood is located at 33.8752°S, 151.0561°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2141.
Rookwood lies in a landscape that hums with the quiet industry of the western Sydney basin. It lies 2.3 km west-north-west of Strathfield, NSW (from Strathfield, NSW: bearing 281°T), and is situated 14.2 km west of Sydney. The terrain here, a gentle roll of earth that has long been shaped by human hands, is a mosaic of established suburbs and burgeoning industrial parks. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle, dry warmth, a scent of dust and distant eucalypts, hinting at the broader Australian continent that lies beyond the urban fringe. Here, the sky often stretches vast and pale, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds, and the occasional flight of a cockatoo cutting a stark white line against the blue.
The history of Rookwood is etched into its very bones, a story of land grants and the steady march of development that transformed bushland into a place of commerce and habitation. Once, this land was traversed by different footsteps, though the tangible evidence of that deep past is subtle now, often obscured by the relentless progress of the present. The local economy, once anchored by agricultural pursuits, has pivoted, with warehousing and logistics becoming significant employers, their vast sheds a modern counterpoint to the older brick dwellings. Rookwood is a place where the past and present coexist, a testament to the enduring spirit of a locality that continues to evolve, its character shaped by the ebb and flow of human endeavour and the unyielding nature of the land itself.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Rookwood, New South Wales. 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 Rookwood, in the Cumberland Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Rookwood includes the postcode (2141), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Cumberland 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 Rookwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | August 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. |