Explore Gunbalanya, Northern Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gunbalanya, NT 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.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gunbalanya, Northern Territory, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Northern Territory or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Gunbalanya and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Gunbalanya.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Gunbalanya |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | West Arnhem Region |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -12.3542 |
| Longitude | 133.06439 |
| Population | 1,121 |
| Density | 2.2 /km² |
| Area | 511.8 km² |
| Elevation | 10 m |
| Postcode | 0822 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 241 km east |
Gunbalanya is a locality in the West Arnhem Region local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,121. The locality covers an area of 511.8 km², giving a population density of about 2.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 10 m above sea level. It lies approximately 241 km east of Darwin. Gunbalanya is located at 12.3542°S, 133.0644°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0822. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Gunbalanya broods under the vast, ochre sky of the West Arnhem Region, a place where the earth breathes dust and the air hums with the cicadas' insistent song. It lies 241.5 km east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 87°T), and is situated 43.0 km north-east of Jabiru. The land unfurls in a tapestry of pale, sun-bleached grasses, punctuated by the tenacious green of acacia and eucalyptus, their branches reaching like skeletal fingers towards the heavens. To the north, the sprawling expanse of the East Alligator River, a shimmering, serpentine artery, dictates the very pulse of the landscape, its banks a haven for unseen life. The light here, especially as the day begins to wane, possesses a molten quality, bathing the sparse buildings and the surrounding wilderness in a warm, amber glow that hints at the ancient stories held within the soil.
This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of the Indigenous custodians, whose connection to this country stretches back through millennia, a living history etched into the very contours of the land. Gunbalanya’s modern story, a more recent chapter, is one of resilience and adaptation, its economy historically tethered to the cycles of the land and the bounty of the river. While cattle grazing has long been a familiar sight across the broader region, here the focus has often been on the art that flows from the soul of its people, with the local art centre a beacon, drawing inspiration from ancestral traditions and translating them onto canvas with a vibrant, untamed energy. The Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Rights Act has fundamentally shaped the governance and future of places like Gunbalanya, underscoring the deep, abiding connection to country and the self-determination of its Traditional Owners.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Gunbalanya, Northern Territory. 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 Gunbalanya, in the West Arnhem Region local government area.
Detailed location data for Gunbalanya includes the postcode (0822), telephone area code (08), and local government area (West Arnhem Region), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Gunbalanya is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |