Six Mile Swamp, 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 Six Mile Swamp, in the Richmond Valley Council local government area.
| Locality | Six Mile Swamp |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Richmond Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -29.18792 |
| Longitude | 152.86319 |
| Area | 38.6 km² |
| Postcode | 2469 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 544 km north-northeast |
Six Mile Swamp is a locality in the Richmond Valley Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 38.6 km². It lies approximately 544 km north-northeast of Sydney. Six Mile Swamp is located at 29.1879°S, 152.8632°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2469. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Six Mile Swamp breathes a quiet, verdant life under the wide skies of northern New South Wales. It lies 127.2 km north-north-west of Coffs Harbour, NSW (from Coffs Harbour, NSW: bearing 348°T), and is situated 40.8 km south-south-west of Casino. The land here is a gentle slump and swell of rich, dark soil, punctuated by stands of broad-leaved fig trees and the sharper, more determined lines of cattle pastures. Winding creeks, often no more than a whisper of silver in the dry season, carve languid paths through the landscape, their banks fringed with paperbarks and the occasional, startling flash of a kingfisher. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a humid sweetness, a blend of damp earth and the distant, faint perfume of flowering eucalypts, and the sunlight itself seems to soften, casting long, painterly shadows across the paddocks.
This country, though seemingly peaceful, has a history etched by the sweat of labour and the changing tides of the economy. For generations, it has been a heartland for cattle grazing, the broad, fertile plains proving ideal for raising prime beef, a tradition that continues to define the local character and economic pulse of Six Mile Swamp. Evidence of earlier, more arduous endeavours can still be found in the weathered remnants of old farmhouses and the occasional rusting piece of machinery swallowed by encroaching bracken, silent witnesses to a time when clearing the land was a Herculean task. The rhythm of Six Mile Swamp is one of steady work, punctuated by the cheerful greetings exchanged at the local general store, a hub where news travels as freely as the warm breeze.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Six Mile Swamp, 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 Six Mile Swamp, in the Richmond Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Six Mile Swamp includes the postcode (2469), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Richmond Valley 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 Six Mile Swamp 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. |