Winifred, 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 Winifred, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Winifred |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.48621 |
| Longitude | 149.36725 |
| Population | 29 |
| Density | 0.6 /km² |
| Area | 45.0 km² |
| Elevation | 1035 m |
| Postcode | 2631 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 336 km south-southwest |
Winifred is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 29. The locality covers an area of 45.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1035 m above sea level. It lies approximately 336 km south-southwest of Sydney. Winifred is located at 36.4862°S, 149.3673°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2631. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Winifred exhales a quiet breath of alpine air, a place where the vastness of the Snowy Monaro unfolds in sweeping vistas of tussock and granite. It lies 196.4 km south of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 189°T), and is situated 20.5 km north-west of Bemboka. The land here is a study in muted colours, a palette of ochre, sage, and the deep, bruised purple of distant mountains that hum with a cool, ancient silence. Winds, restless travellers from the high country, sculpt the sparse vegetation, bending the hardy grasses into long, sweeping lines that speak of endurance. Beneath a sky that often stretches to an improbable, crystalline blue, the landscape possesses a raw, untamed beauty, a sense of being on the edge of something immense and elemental.
The economic heart of Winifred has long been tied to the land, a legacy of hardy sheep and cattle grazing that continues to shape its character. You can still see the weathered woolsheds, relics of a time when shearing was a communal undertaking, and the fences that march across the rolling country are a testament to generations of careful husbandry. While the booming days of gold prospecting are long past, their ghost lingers in the occasional unearthed nugget and the stories whispered in the local pub, a place where the day’s news is exchanged over the clink of glasses. The very air here carries a faint, clean scent of eucalypt and damp earth, a constant reminder of the natural forces that have always dictated life in Winifred.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Winifred, 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 Winifred, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Winifred includes the postcode (2631), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Monaro Regional 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 Winifred 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. |