Silverton, 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 Silverton, in the Unincorporated - Far West Area local government area.
| Locality | Silverton |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Unincorporated - Far West Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -31.7879 |
| Longitude | 141.14929 |
| Population | 56 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 1186.3 km² |
| Elevation | 237 m |
| Postcode | 2880 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 968 km west |
Silverton is a locality in the Unincorporated - Far West Area local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 56. The locality covers an area of 1186.3 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 237 m above sea level. It lies approximately 968 km west of Sydney. Silverton is located at 31.7879°S, 141.1493°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 2880. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Silverton shimmers under a sky so vast it seems to swallow the horizon whole, a collection of buildings bleached by the relentless sun, clinging to the ochre earth. It lies 284.7 km north-north-west of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 341°T), and is situated 73.8 km north-north-west of Broken Hill. The landscape here is a study in muted tones: pale grasses, the dusty grey-green of saltbush, and the endless, unbroken expanse of the outback, punctuated by the occasional hardy acacia. A profound stillness often settles, broken only by the whisper of wind across the plains or the distant cry of a bird of prey, a silence that feels ancient and deeply settled, as if the very air remembers the passage of millennia.
This is a place etched by the memory of boom and bust, a town that once pulsed with the feverish energy of silver mining, its fortunes inextricably linked to the veins of ore beneath the parched ground. Though the pickaxes have long since fallen silent, the spirit of that era lingers, a hardy resilience in the face of isolation and the unforgiving climate. The local economy, now largely sustained by grazing sheep and cattle, and increasingly by travellers drawn to Silverton's unique character and the stark beauty of its surroundings, carries the echoes of its mining past. The old mine workings, weathered monuments to a bygone era, stand as quiet sentinels, while the local pub, a hub of hushed conversation and shared stories, offers a tangible connection to the generations who have called Silverton home.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Silverton, 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 Silverton, in the Unincorporated - Far West Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Silverton includes the postcode (2880), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Unincorporated - Far West Area), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote 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 Silverton 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. |