Wallaringa, 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 Wallaringa, in the Dungog Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Wallaringa |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Dungog Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.45509 |
| Longitude | 151.67609 |
| Population | 11 |
| Density | 0.4 /km² |
| Area | 26.7 km² |
| Elevation | 138 m |
| Postcode | 2420 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 163 km north-northeast |
Wallaringa is a locality in the Dungog Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 11. The locality covers an area of 26.7 km², giving a population density of about 0.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 138 m above sea level. It lies approximately 163 km north-northeast of Sydney. Wallaringa is located at 32.4551°S, 151.6761°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2420. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Wallaringa rests in a quiet pocket of the Dungog Shire, where the land begins its gentle roll towards the broader valleys. It lies 33.3 km north-north-east of Maitland, NSW (from Maitland, NSW: bearing 20°T), and is situated 9.0 km south-west of Dungog. Here, the country is a tapestry of green paddocks, stitched together by winding creeks that glint like threads of silver in the afternoon sun. The air itself carries a subtle scent of damp earth and eucalypt, a constant reminder of the bush that presses in from the surrounding hills. Old farmhouses, their colours softened by decades of sun and rain, stand as stoic sentinels against the wide, pale sky, their verandahs offering a welcome shade. The character of Wallaringa is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the pace of life, and the rhythm is set by the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock.
The history of Wallaringa is tied to the land, to the cattle that have grazed these slopes for generations and the timber that once sustained a small but vital industry. The early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a new life, carved their existence from the dense bushland, their legacy visible in the enduring fences and the wells that still punctuate the landscape. The local economy, though modest, remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with a focus on prime cattle and the occasional small-scale cropping. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist traps in Wallaringa; its distinctiveness lies in its understated beauty, the enduring spirit of its people, and the way the light can transform the ordinary into something quite extraordinary as dusk settles, casting long, soft shadows across the valley floor.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Wallaringa, 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 Wallaringa, in the Dungog Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Wallaringa includes the postcode (2420), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Dungog Shire 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 Wallaringa 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. |