Back Creek New South Wales Map
Back Creek, Bland Shire Council, New South Wales
Explore Back Creek, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Back Creek, NSW map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
Interactive Map of Back Creek, New South Wales
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| Locality | Back Creek |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Bland Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.84664 |
| Longitude | 147.44676 |
| Area | 449.7 km² |
| Postcode | 2671 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 347 km west |
About Back Creek, New South Wales
Back Creek is a locality in the Bland Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 449.7 km². It lies approximately 347 km west of Sydney. Back Creek is located at 33.8466°S, 147.4468°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2671. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Back Creek unfolds as a landscape of subtle, enduring beauty, where the ochre-red earth, baked by the sun, gradually softens into swathes of pale green pasture. It lies 137.7 km east-north-east of Griffith, NSW (from Griffith, NSW: bearing 70°T), and is situated 13.8 km east-north-east of Wyalong. The terrain here is a gentle undulation, rising and falling with a quiet grace, punctuated by the stoic forms of scattered eucalyptus trees that stand sentinel against the vast Australian sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, sweet scent of sun-warmed grass and distant woodsmoke, a fragrance that seems to bind the very spirit of the place. The creek itself, when it flows, is more a silver ribbon than a roaring torrent, its banks often fringed with hardy native grasses that whisper secrets to the passing breeze.
The history of Back Creek is deeply entwined with the pastoral ambitions of early settlers, who found in its fertile, if sometimes parched, lands the promise of a livelihood. For generations, sheep have grazed these rolling hills, their wool a significant contribution to the region’s economy, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. While no grand mines scar the horizon, the earth here has yielded its share of resources, contributing to the steady, unassuming prosperity of the Bland Shire. The local character of Back Creek is one of quiet resilience and a deep connection to the land; life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of the flock, a rhythm that has remained largely unchanged, fostering a sense of enduring community.
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About This Back Creek Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Back 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 Back Creek, in the Bland Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Back Creek includes the postcode (2671), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Bland 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 Back 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. |
