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| Locality | Shooters Hill |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Oberon Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.92628 |
| Longitude | 149.82715 |
| Population | 36 |
| Density | 0.3 /km² |
| Area | 108.5 km² |
| Elevation | 1228 m |
| Postcode | 2787 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 128 km west |
Shooters Hill is a locality in the Oberon Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 36. The locality covers an area of 108.5 km², giving a population density of about 0.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1228 m above sea level. It lies approximately 128 km west of Sydney. Shooters Hill is located at 33.9263°S, 149.8271°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2787. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Shooters Hill rises, a broad shoulder of the Great Dividing Range, its slopes cloaked in a dense tapestry of eucalypt forest, predominantly messmate and peppermint gums. It lies 60.9 km south-south-east of Bathurst, NSW (from Bathurst, NSW: bearing 158°T), and is situated 26.3 km south of Oberon. The air here carries a crispness, a cool breath drawn from the shadowed gullies and the higher, windswept crests, where the sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to catch on unseen particles of dust and leaf litter, transforming the ordinary into a fleeting, burnished gold. Below the escarpment, the land fragments into a mosaic of cleared paddocks, their rich, dark earth hinting at a bounty drawn from generations of cultivation, and the occasional glint of water from a meandering creek, a silver thread stitched through the green.
The history of Shooters Hill is etched in the enduring legacy of its pastoral beginnings, a time when selectors carved out livelihoods from this rugged terrain, their efforts now a quiet testament in the weathered fences and the stoic resilience of the land itself. The local economy, while still embracing the traditional pursuits of grazing and agriculture, has seen a subtle shift, with a growing appreciation for the wild beauty of the surrounding country drawing a different kind of traveller. The distinctive character of Shooters Hill is found not in grand monuments, but in the quiet hum of life, the gentle rhythm of a place where the past and present coexist, where the scent of woodsmoke on a winter evening mingles with the earthy perfume of the bush.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Shooters Hill, 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 Shooters Hill, in the Oberon Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Shooters Hill includes the postcode (2787), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Oberon Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Shooters Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |