Zetland, 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 Zetland, in the Council Of The City Of Sydney local government area.
| Locality | Zetland |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Council Of The City Of Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.90761 |
| Longitude | 151.20819 |
| Population | 12,622 |
| Density | 15582.7 /km² |
| Area | 0.8 km² |
| Elevation | 23 m |
| Postcode | 2017 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 4 km south |
Zetland is a locality in the Council Of The City Of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of 12,622. The locality covers an area of 0.8 km², giving a population density of about 15582.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 23 m above sea level. It lies approximately 4 km south of Sydney. Zetland is located at 33.9076°S, 151.2082°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2017.
Zetland hums with a quiet energy, a place where the urban sprawl softens into a more considered rhythm. It lies 3.4 km west-north-west of Randwick, NSW (from Randwick, NSW: bearing 291°T), and is situated 4.4 km south of Sydney. It’s a landscape of low-slung buildings and wide, tree-lined streets, where the afternoon sun, when it breaks through the coastal haze, casts long, warm shadows across manicured lawns and the occasional patch of hardy native scrub. The air here carries a faint, salty tang, a constant reminder of its proximity to the vast Pacific, a whisper of brine that mingles with the scent of blooming jacarandas in spring. Even in the heart of Zetland, a sense of generous space persists, a feeling of breathing room that eludes more densely packed city neighbourhoods.
Historically, Zetland’s story is interwoven with the development of Sydney’s southern fringes, a land that once supported market gardens and small farms before the relentless march of urbanisation transformed its character. The local economy, while now largely driven by residential development and the services that support a growing population, still bears the imprint of its agricultural past, with remnants of that more agrarian sensibility visible in the community gardens and the careful cultivation of private plots. It's a place where the legacy of earlier settlers, those who coaxed sustenance from this soil, can still be felt, a quiet undercurrent beneath the modern façade.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Zetland, 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 Zetland, in the Council Of The City Of Sydney local government area.
Detailed location data for Zetland includes the postcode (2017), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Council Of The City Of Sydney), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Zetland 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. |