Yarratt Forest, 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 Yarratt Forest, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | Yarratt Forest |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.78464 |
| Longitude | 152.43396 |
| Area | 33.2 km² |
| Postcode | 2429 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 258 km north-northeast |
Yarratt Forest is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 33.2 km². It lies approximately 258 km north-northeast of Sydney. Yarratt Forest is located at 31.7846°S, 152.4340°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2429. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Yarratt Forest unfolds as a verdant cloak draped across the undulating coastal hills, a place where the air, thick with the scent of eucalypt and damp earth, seems to hum with a quiet, ancient energy. It lies 56.6 km south-west of Port Macquarie, NSW (from Port Macquarie, NSW: bearing 230°T), and is situated 11.9 km north of Taree. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a gentle rise and fall of land carpeted in dense bushland interspersed with clearings that hint at past human endeavour. Sunlight filters through the canopy in shifting patterns, painting fleeting, golden mosaics on the leaf litter, and the prevailing quiet is broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures and the distant, melodic call of native birds. The terrain itself is forgiving, a soft incline that leads the eye towards the horizon, where the colours of the sky often bleed into the distant haze.
The history of Yarratt Forest is whispered in the very grain of its timber and the resilience of its native flora, a narrative woven with threads of early settlement and the enduring presence of Indigenous custodians. While large-scale agriculture has largely receded, the echoes of past grazing properties can still be discerned in the occasional cleared paddock, a reminder of a time when the land was worked more directly. Today, Yarratt Forest’s economy, like much of the neighbouring region, finds its strength in a more subtle engagement with the natural world, a growing appreciation for its environmental value and the quiet tourism it attracts. The local character is one of understated resilience, a community that understands the deep connection between its people and this particular stretch of Australian bushland.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Yarratt Forest, 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 Yarratt Forest, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Yarratt Forest includes the postcode (2429), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Coast 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 Yarratt Forest 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. |