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| Locality | Werris Creek |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Liverpool Plains Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.32412 |
| Longitude | 150.61802 |
| Population | 1,530 |
| Density | 6.4 /km² |
| Area | 239.1 km² |
| Elevation | 389 m |
| Postcode | 2341 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 288 km north |
Werris Creek is a locality in the Liverpool Plains Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,530. The locality covers an area of 239.1 km², giving a population density of about 6.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 389 m above sea level. It lies approximately 288 km north of Sydney. Werris Creek is located at 31.3241°S, 150.6180°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2341. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Werris Creek rests on the Liverpool Plains, a landscape of gentle, sweeping horizons where the earth exhales a pale gold under the vast Australian sky. It lies 39.4 km south-west of Tamworth, NSW (from Tamworth, NSW: bearing 229°T), and is situated 20.7 km north-north-east of Quirindi. The country here is open, a broad canvas painted with the subtle greens of pasture and the richer hues of cultivated fields, stretching towards distant, hazy ranges that soften the edges of the world. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of eucalyptus and the earthy aroma of well-worked soil, a quiet testament to the land's enduring fertility. The quality of light is remarkable; as the sun begins its slow descent, it casts long, attenuated shadows that stretch like ink across the flat plains, transforming the familiar into something luminous and ephemeral, a fleeting beauty that whispers of the day’s end.
This is a place where the rhythm of the land dictates the pulse of life, a heritage deeply rooted in the pastoral and agricultural bounty of the Liverpool Plains. Werris Creek, long a vital stopover on the railway line connecting north and south, carries the echoes of countless travellers and the steady hum of a district sustained by grain and grazing. The rich, dark soil, perfect for wheat and other crops, has shaped the fortunes of the region for generations, fostering a resilient local economy built on the hard work of farmers and graziers. The town itself, a collection of sturdy buildings facing the open sky, retains a character that is both practical and unassuming, a reflection of the people who call this expansive country home, their lives intimately connected to the cycles of the seasons and the dependable yield of the earth.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Werris Creek, New South Wales. 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 Werris Creek, in the Liverpool Plains Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Werris Creek includes the postcode (2341), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Liverpool Plains Shire 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 Werris Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | August 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. |