Map of New South Wales
New South Wales is in Australia. Its capital is Sydney. Explore the labeled map, find its location within the country, or download a blank map and a coloring map for printing.
These pages cover the six states and the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory. Jervis Bay and the external territories are not separate pages.
Where is New South Wales?
The highlighted area shows New South Wales within Australia. The locator uses the national outline; the larger map above provides the detail.
New South Wales: facts and places
- Country
- Australia
- Capital
- Sydney
- Area
- 801,150 km² (309,326 sq mi)
- Population
- 8.5 million (2024)
- Map reference point
- 32.83° S, 146.35° E
Places shown in this area include Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Albury, Nowra, Coffs Harbour, Wagga Wagga, Port Macquarie, Taree, and Orange. The map selects major settlements from Natural Earth; it does not show every city or town. Sydney is marked separately as the capital.
Blank map of New South Wales
Use this map without names to practice locating places and labeling local government areas. The coloring version below uses black outlines on white paper.
New South Wales coloring map
Local government areas on the map
The source contains 129 units within this outline. Small units may not all have room for a printed label. This list reflects the source snapshot.
- Albury
- Armidale
- Ballina
- Balranald
- Bathurst
- Bayside (NSW)
- Bega Valley
- Bellingen
- Berrigan
- Blacktown
- Bland
- Blayney
- Blue Mountains
- Bogan
- Bourke
- Brewarrina
- Broken Hill
- Burwood
- Byron
- Cabonne
- Camden
- Campbelltown (NSW)
- Canada Bay
- Canterbury-Bankstown
- Carrathool
- Central Coast (NSW)
- Central Darling
- Cessnock
- Clarence Valley
- Cobar
- Coffs Harbour
- Coolamon
- Coonamble
- Cootamundra-Gundagai
- Cowra
- Cumberland
- Dubbo
- Dungog
- Edward River
- Eurobodalla
- Fairfield
- Federation
- Forbes
- Georges River
- Gilgandra
- Glen Innes Severn
- Goulburn Mulwaree
- Greater Hume
- Griffith
- Gunnedah
- Gwydir
- Hawkesbury
- Hay
- Hilltops
- Hornsby
- Hunters Hill
- Inner West
- Inverell
- Junee
- Kempsey
- Kiama
- Ku-ring-gai
- Kyogle
- Lachlan
- Lake Macquarie
- Lane Cove
- Leeton
- Lismore
- Lithgow
- Liverpool
- Liverpool Plains
- Lockhart
- Maitland
- Mid-Coast
- Mid-Western
- Moree Plains
- Mosman
- Murray River
- Murrumbidgee
- Muswellbrook
- Nambucca Valley
- Narrabri
- Narrandera
- Narromine
- Newcastle
- North Sydney
- Northern Beaches
- Oberon
- Orange
- Parkes
- Parramatta
- Penrith
- Port Macquarie-Hastings
- Port Stephens
- Queanbeyan-Palerang
- Randwick
- Richmond Valley
- Ryde
- Shellharbour
- Shoalhaven
- Singleton
- Snowy Monaro
- Snowy Valleys
- Strathfield
- Sutherland
- Sydney
- Tamworth
- Temora
- Tenterfield
- The Hills
- Tweed
- Unincorporated NSW
- Upper Hunter
- Upper Lachlan
- Uralla
- Wagga Wagga
- Walcha
- Walgett
- Warren
- Warrumbungle
- Waverley
- Weddin
- Wentworth
- Willoughby
- Wingecarribee
- Wollondilly
- Wollongong
- Woollahra
- Yass Valley
Sources and reuse
Map design: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Country and state outlines and settlements: Natural Earth (public domain). Facts: Wikidata (CC0); population figures use the stated year.
Internal boundaries: geoBoundaries gbOpen (Australian Bureau of Statistics), 2022, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Adapted by matching source units to the parent outline and simplifying them for display. Download the derived boundary database under the source license. Later administrative changes and small differences between source outlines may not be represented.
Frequently asked questions
Where is New South Wales?
New South Wales is in Australia. The location map highlights it within the country; the main map shows its outline and places including Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, and Albury.
What is the capital of New South Wales?
The capital is Sydney. It is marked with a red star on the labeled map.
Can I print a blank map of New South Wales?
Yes. Download the blank or black-and-white coloring version as PNG, SVG or PDF. The PDF fits US Letter paper and can be scaled to fit A4. Credit Atlas of Maps under CC BY 4.0.
How current are the boundaries on this map?
The local government areas follow geoBoundaries gbOpen (Australian Bureau of Statistics), a 2022 snapshot. The 129 mapped units are the source snapshot, not a statement of today's official total. Later splits or renamings may not appear.