Moonan Flat New South Wales Map
Explore Moonan Flat, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moonan Flat, 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 Moonan Flat, New South Wales
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| Locality | Moonan Flat |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Upper Hunter Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.87789 |
| Longitude | 151.21849 |
| Population | 132 |
| Density | 0.9 /km² |
| Area | 152.3 km² |
| Elevation | 447 m |
| Postcode | 2337 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 221 km north |
About Moonan Flat, New South Wales
Moonan Flat is a locality in the Upper Hunter Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 132. The locality covers an area of 152.3 km², giving a population density of about 0.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 447 m above sea level. It lies approximately 221 km north of Sydney. Moonan Flat is located at 31.8779°S, 151.2185°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2337. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Moonan Flat rests where the Hunter River begins to shed its mountain vigour, flowing from a wilder country into broader plains. It lies 91.4 km south-south-east of Tamworth, NSW (from Tamworth, NSW: bearing 163°T), and is situated 38.7 km east-north-east of Scone. Here, the land breathes with the quiet persistence of the Upper Hunter, a place where rolling hills, softened by eucalypt scrub and the occasional bold outcrop of sandstone, meet the sky in a gentle, hazy embrace. The air carries a dry, clean scent, a mixture of sun-baked earth and the subtle perfume of native grasses, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, has a remarkable clarity, gilding the distant ridgelines with a faint, coppery glow. Creek beds, dry for much of the year, are etched into the landscape like ancient veins, promising a sudden, vital surge when the rains finally arrive, and the character of Moonan Flat is one of patient endurance, of a deep connection to the cycles of weather and the seasons.
The history of Moonan Flat is as deeply intertwined with the land as the roots of the spotted gums that punctuate its slopes. For generations, this region has been a place of grazing, with cattle and sheep finding sustenance on the surprisingly fertile, though often dry, pastures that follow the river’s course. The local economy, historically tied to the land, still relies on the sturdy resilience of its farming and pastoral heritage, a quiet strength that underpins the everyday life here. Though not a hub of bustling industry, Moonan Flat possesses a distinct character, a sense of being a place that has held its own against the march of time, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of the Upper Hunter.
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About This Moonan Flat Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Moonan Flat, 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 Moonan Flat, in the Upper Hunter Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Moonan Flat includes the postcode (2337), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Upper Hunter 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 Moonan Flat 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. |
