Tapitallee, 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 Tapitallee, in the Shoalhaven City Council local government area.
| Locality | Tapitallee |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Shoalhaven City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.83006 |
| Longitude | 150.52291 |
| Population | 602 |
| Density | 31.2 /km² |
| Area | 19.3 km² |
| Elevation | 73 m |
| Postcode | 2540 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 124 km south-southwest |
Tapitallee is a locality in the Shoalhaven City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 602. The locality covers an area of 19.3 km², giving a population density of about 31.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 73 m above sea level. It lies approximately 124 km south-southwest of Sydney. Tapitallee is located at 34.8301°S, 150.5229°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2540. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Tapitallee lies under a vast, luminous sky, its landscape a gentle sprawl of rolling paddocks and scattered bushland. It lies 55.9 km south-west of Wollongong, NSW (from Wollongong, NSW: bearing 217°T), and is situated 9.6 km north-west of Nowra. The air, often carrying the faint, earthy scent of damp soil after a rain, hangs still and warm in the afternoon, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the low hum of a passing ute. Here, the land slopes away towards the Shoalhaven River, its presence a subtle, cool reassurance in the warmer months, its banks often fringed with a dense, green riparian growth. The character of Tapitallee is one of quiet persistence, of lives lived in rhythm with the seasons rather than the clock, where the colour of the sky at dusk, bleeding from pale gold to bruised violet, feels like a daily benediction.
The history of Tapitallee is etched into the very grain of the land, a narrative of farming and grazing that has shaped its rural character for generations. Early settlers carved out homesteads from the bush, their efforts laying the foundation for the agricultural economy that still underpins much of Tapitallee's identity, with cattle and sheep grazing on the fertile river flats. Further inland, the land holds echoes of a time when timber was king, the sawmills that once dotted the region a reminder of the hard-won livelihood wrested from the dense eucalypt forests that still border some of the outlying properties. Today, while agriculture remains a vital thread, there’s a growing appreciation for the natural beauty of the area, with visitors drawn to the peaceful surrounds and the opportunities for quiet exploration along the river or through the surrounding countryside, a gentle counterpoint to the more developed coastal centres nearby.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Tapitallee, 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 Tapitallee, in the Shoalhaven City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Tapitallee includes the postcode (2540), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Shoalhaven City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Tapitallee 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. |