Sunshine New South Wales Map
Explore Sunshine, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sunshine, 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 Sunshine, New South Wales
How to Use This Sunshine, New South Wales Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sunshine, New South Wales, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Locality | Sunshine |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Lake Macquarie City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.11217 |
| Longitude | 151.5618 |
| Population | 422 |
| Density | 578.1 /km² |
| Area | 0.7 km² |
| Elevation | 36 m |
| Postcode | 2264 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 90 km north-northeast |
About Sunshine, New South Wales
Sunshine is a locality in the Lake Macquarie City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 422. The locality covers an area of 0.7 km², giving a population density of about 578.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 36 m above sea level. It lies approximately 90 km north-northeast of Sydney. Sunshine is located at 33.1122°S, 151.5618°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2264.
Sunshine unfolds onto a landscape of gentle slopes that spill towards the blue embrace of Lake Macquarie. It lies 30.5 km south-west of Newcastle, NSW (from Newcastle, NSW: bearing 225°T), and is situated 13.7 km south-west of Belmont. Here, the air carries a faint, clean scent of salt and eucalypt, a perpetual reminder of the vast waterway that defines the region's character. Windswept paperbarks cluster near the water's edge, their pale bark peeling like old parchment, while further inland, the land rises into low, rounded hills cloaked in a mosaic of native bushland and manicured gardens. The quality of light in the late afternoon is particularly fine, bathing the scattered homes and quiet streets in a warm, honeyed glow that softens the edges of the day.
The history of Sunshine is intertwined with the broader story of the Lake Macquarie district, a place shaped by early European settlement and the bounty of the land and sea. While not a hub of heavy industry itself, Sunshine has benefited from the region's long association with coal mining, providing a quieter residential base for many who worked in neighbouring areas. Today, its economy leans more towards tourism and local services, with residents enjoying easy access to the lake’s recreational opportunities, from boating and fishing to simply soaking in the tranquil waters. There's a palpable sense of a community that values its connection to the natural environment, a quiet contentment that seems to permeate the very rhythm of life in Sunshine.
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About This Sunshine Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Sunshine, 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 Sunshine, in the Lake Macquarie City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Sunshine includes the postcode (2264), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Lake Macquarie City Council), 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 Sunshine 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. |
