Wallaroo, 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 Wallaroo, in the Yass Valley Council local government area.
| Locality | Wallaroo |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Yass Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.16068 |
| Longitude | 149.00339 |
| Population | 697 |
| Density | 7.6 /km² |
| Area | 91.3 km² |
| Elevation | 604 m |
| Postcode | 2618 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 248 km southwest |
Wallaroo is a locality in the Yass Valley Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 697. The locality covers an area of 91.3 km², giving a population density of about 7.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 604 m above sea level. It lies approximately 248 km southwest of Sydney. Wallaroo is located at 35.1607°S, 149.0034°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2618. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Wallaroo rests on a curve of the Yorke Peninsula, where the land rolls in broad, sun-bleached waves towards the shimmering expanse of Spencer Gulf. It lies 80.6 km south-west of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 235°T), and is situated 9.6 km west of Ngunnawal. The air here carries the keen, salty tang of the ocean, a constant whisper of the vastness beyond the horizon, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, seems to soak into the ochre earth, deepening its colour to a warm, burnished copper. The landscape is a study in subtle contrasts: the stark, windswept beauty of the coastal scrub, resilient and low-slung against the prevailing breezes, gives way to the more cultivated plains where sheep graze contentedly, their wool catching the diffused sunlight like scattered clouds. The streets of Wallaroo themselves possess a quiet, enduring character, a sense of place built not on grand pronouncements but on the steady, predictable hum of everyday life.
This is a place with roots sunk deep into the rich seams of its past, a history intrinsically linked to the copper that once pulsed beneath its soil. The echoes of that mining era, when Wallaroo was a bustling hub of industry and ambition, can still be felt in the sturdy stone buildings and the weathered charm of its older precincts, a testament to the tenacity of those who laboured here. Today, while the mines have long fallen silent, the spirit of enterprise endures, now channelled into the bounty of the sea and the fertile agricultural lands that surround Wallaroo. The fishing fleets, their colourful hulls bobbing gently in the harbour, represent a continuation of that connection to the water, providing fresh catches that find their way onto local tables and beyond. The pace of life in Wallaroo is measured, a comfortable rhythm dictated by the tides and the seasons, a place where a traveller can find a quiet corner to simply be.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Wallaroo, 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 Wallaroo, in the Yass Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Wallaroo includes the postcode (2618), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Yass Valley 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 Wallaroo 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. |