Explore Scarborough, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Scarborough, 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.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Scarborough, New South Wales, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of New South Wales or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Scarborough and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Scarborough.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Scarborough |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Wollongong City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.2676 |
| Longitude | 150.95907 |
| Area | 1.3 km² |
| Elevation | 225 m |
| Postcode | 2515 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 50 km south-southwest |
Scarborough is a locality in the Wollongong City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 1.3 km². It sits at an elevation of around 225 m above sea level. It lies approximately 50 km south-southwest of Sydney. Scarborough is located at 34.2676°S, 150.9591°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2515.
Scarborough spills down a gentle incline towards the vast, restless Pacific, its rooftops a scattered mosaic against the deep green of the escarpment. It lies 18.9 km north-north-east of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 19°T), and is situated 10.5 km north-north-east of Woonona. The air here carries a perpetual tang of salt, a whisper from the churning surf that is never far from earshot. Weatherboard houses, some painted in cheerful blues and yellows, others weathered to a soft grey, stand shoulder to shoulder, their verandahs catching the afternoon light. Beyond the immediate embrace of the suburb, the rugged Illawarra escarpment looms, a dramatic backdrop of ancient rock and dense bushland, its shadows lengthening as the day matures. The streets themselves are a study in quiet industry, a place where the pace feels dictated by the sun and the tides, with the occasional rumble of a distant train hinting at the wider world.
This stretch of coast has long been a place of nourishment and transition, its rich soils and proximity to the sea shaping the lives of those who have called it home. Historically, the area's bounty was drawn from the ocean's depths, with fishing fleets once a common sight in the small harbour. Later, the fertile land supported orchards and small farms, their produce finding its way to neighbouring markets. While the larger-scale industries have shifted, a spirit of self-sufficiency and connection to the land persists, evident in the community gardens and the small businesses that dot the main thoroughfares. Scarborough retains a character that is both enduring and subtly shifting, a place where the echoes of its past are carried on the sea breeze, mingling with the everyday hum of contemporary life.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Scarborough, 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 Scarborough, in the Wollongong City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Scarborough includes the postcode (2515), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Wollongong City 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Scarborough is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |