Saumarez, 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 Saumarez, in the Uralla Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Saumarez |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Uralla Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -30.57322 |
| Longitude | 151.5899 |
| Population | 89 |
| Density | 3.3 /km² |
| Area | 26.9 km² |
| Elevation | 1020 m |
| Postcode | 2350 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 368 km north |
Saumarez is a locality in the Uralla Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 89. The locality covers an area of 26.9 km², giving a population density of about 3.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1020 m above sea level. It lies approximately 368 km north of Sydney. Saumarez is located at 30.5732°S, 151.5899°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2350. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Saumarez unfolds across a landscape where the New England Tablelands begin their gentle inclination towards the eastern plains, a country of undulating pastures punctuated by stands of native forest. It lies 11.3 km south-west of Armidale, NSW (from Armidale, NSW: bearing 224°T), and is situated 14.3 km north-east of Uralla. The earth here, a rich, ochreous red, seems to hold the warmth of the sun long after dusk, and the air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, invigorating scent of damp soil and eucalyptus. The very character of Saumarez is etched in the broad sweep of its horizons, where the sky seems to stretch and breathe, a vast canvas painted with the subtle shifts of light and cloud.
The story of Saumarez is intertwined with the pastoral heritage of the region, its early prosperity built on the wool of hardy Merino sheep that still graze its paddocks, their white fleeces like scattered pearls against the green. This land, once traversed by selectors and drovers, now sustains a quiet agricultural economy, with cattle grazing and some cropping adding to the rural tapestry. Echoes of its past can be felt in the enduring farmsteads and the stoic resilience of its inhabitants, a people whose lives are shaped by the seasons and the enduring bounty of the soil.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Saumarez, 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 Saumarez, in the Uralla Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Saumarez includes the postcode (2350), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Uralla 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 Saumarez 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. |