Rosewood, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales
Rosewood, 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 Rosewood, in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council local government area.
| Locality | Rosewood |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.45767 |
| Longitude | 152.68757 |
| Area | 12.8 km² |
| Postcode | 2446 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 302 km north-northeast |
Rosewood is a locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 12.8 km². It lies approximately 302 km north-northeast of Sydney. Rosewood is located at 31.4577°S, 152.6876°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2446. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Rosewood lies cradled by gentle, rolling hills that spill down towards the broader, flatter plains of the Hastings River catchment. It lies 19.8 km west of Port Macquarie, NSW (from Port Macquarie, NSW: bearing 271°T), and is situated 4.7 km west-north-west of Wauchope. The air here carries a soft, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil after rain and the sweet perfume of flowering wattles that dot the landscape. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent coastal mist, has a diffused quality, casting a pearly luminescence across the paddocks and illuminating the emerald green of pastures where cattle graze, their forms softened by the hazy light. Scattered stands of spotted gum and ironbark punctuate the fields, their grey-green leaves rustling softly in the breeze, offering a dappled shade that shifts with the slow passage of the sun.
The history of Rosewood is intrinsically linked to the fertile lands and the early agricultural endeavours that shaped this region. Once a vital stop for travellers making their way inland from the coast, its economy was built on the back of dairy farming and grazing, the rich soils proving generous to those who worked them. While the character of the land is still largely pastoral, the economy has diversified, with a growing number of residents finding employment in the neighbouring, larger centres. A particular charm of Rosewood is its unhurried pace of life; the days unfold with a quiet predictability, marked by the lowing of cattle at dawn and the deepening indigo of the sky as dusk settles, a time when the distant hum of cicadas becomes the dominant sound.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Rosewood, 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 Rosewood, in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Rosewood includes the postcode (2446), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Port Macquarie-Hastings 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 Rosewood 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. |