Urawilkie, 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 Urawilkie, in the Coonamble Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Urawilkie |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Coonamble Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -30.68996 |
| Longitude | 148.74677 |
| Area | 513.8 km² |
| Postcode | 2829 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 422 km northwest |
Urawilkie is a locality in the Coonamble Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 513.8 km². It lies approximately 422 km northwest of Sydney. Urawilkie is located at 30.6900°S, 148.7468°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2829. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Urawilkie rests under a vast, often sapphire sky, its landscape a study in muted ochres and the deep, dusty greens of hardy vegetation. It lies 177.4 km north of Dubbo, NSW (from Dubbo, NSW: bearing 4°T), and is situated 44.5 km north-east of Coonamble. The earth here, baked by a relentless sun, rolls with a gentle languor, broken by the occasional sturdy outcrop of weathered rock. Wide plains stretch out, dotted with the skeletal silhouettes of ancient sheep stations and the more recent, utilitarian lines of farm machinery. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of eucalyptus and the ever-present whisper of dust stirred by a breeze that seems to have travelled for days.
The story of Urawilkie is largely written in wool and grain, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land for generations. For decades, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the seasons and the market prices for primary produce, the local economy a sturdy, if sometimes precarious, reliance on sheep and wheat. The small cluster of buildings that form the heart of Urawilkie—a general store with its cool, dim interior, a pub where stories are exchanged over amber ales, and a scattering of homes—speaks of a quiet resilience. This is a place where neighbours know each other’s struggles and triumphs, bound by the shared experience of life on the western plains, a place where the silence is as profound as the horizon.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Urawilkie, 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 Urawilkie, in the Coonamble Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Urawilkie includes the postcode (2829), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Coonamble Shire Council), 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 Urawilkie 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. |