Stony Creek, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales
Stony Creek, 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 Stony Creek, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Stony Creek |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.47596 |
| Longitude | 149.73443 |
| Population | 51 |
| Density | 2.3 /km² |
| Area | 22.2 km² |
| Elevation | 556 m |
| Postcode | 2850 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 207 km northwest |
Stony Creek is a locality in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 51. The locality covers an area of 22.2 km², giving a population density of about 2.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 556 m above sea level. It lies approximately 207 km northwest of Sydney. Stony Creek is located at 32.4760°S, 149.7344°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2850. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Stony Creek rests where the land begins to fold and ripple, a place where the broad, sun-drenched plains give way to a more intimate, rolling terrain. It lies 105.5 km north-east of Orange, NSW (from Orange, NSW: bearing 35°T), and is situated 13.2 km south of Cooks Gap. The earth here is a rich, terracotta hue, dusted with the pale gold of dry grasses and the deeper greens of scattered box gums and ironbarks. The air itself seems to hold a certain stillness, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the low hum of insects in the heat. Small, weathered fences trace the contours of the land, guiding the eye across paddocks that stretch towards a horizon softened by haze.
This is country that has long been shaped by the labour of those who worked its soil. For generations, sheep and cattle have grazed these undulating pastures, their presence a quiet testament to the enduring pastoral heritage of the region. Echoes of earlier times, perhaps of selectors carving out livelihoods or the transient dreams of prospectors, whisper through the quiet valleys. The local economy, still anchored in agriculture, hums with a steady, unassuming energy, a contrast to the more boisterous histories of some neighbouring districts. Today, Stony Creek retains a character of quiet resilience, a place where the pace of life is measured by the slow turning of the seasons and the enduring strength of the land.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Stony Creek, 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 Stony Creek, in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Stony Creek includes the postcode (2850), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Western Regional 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 Stony Creek 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. |