Explore Avenell Heights, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Avenell Heights, QLD 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 Avenell Heights, Queensland, 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 Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Avenell Heights 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 Avenell Heights.
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 | Avenell Heights |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Bundaberg Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -24.88976 |
| Longitude | 152.36552 |
| Population | 4,784 |
| Density | 1578.9 /km² |
| Area | 3.0 km² |
| Elevation | 21 m |
| Postcode | 4670 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 294 km north-northwest |
Avenell Heights is a locality in the Bundaberg Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 4,784. The locality covers an area of 3.0 km², giving a population density of about 1578.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 21 m above sea level. It lies approximately 294 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Avenell Heights is located at 24.8898°S, 152.3655°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4670. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Avenell Heights lies on the fringe of the sprawling Bundaberg region, a place where the coastal plain begins its slow, deliberate rise inland. It lies 78.0 km north-north-west of Maryborough, QLD (from Maryborough, QLD: bearing 335°T), and is situated 11.5 km south-west of Bargara. The landscape here is a study in patient growth, a mosaic of rich, red soil yielding to the persistent sun, punctuated by the deep green of cultivated fields and the paler, dustier hues of drier scrubland. The air carries a faint, sweet perfume of ripening sugarcane, a scent that clings to the skin and settles in the nostrils like a promise. Here, the sky seems to stretch an impossible distance, a vast canvas where clouds drift like great, slow ships, their shadows painting fleeting patterns on the undulating land. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a tangible warmth, an amber glow that softens the edges of everything, lending a quiet dignity to the scattered homesteads and the long, straight roads.
This is a place built on the bounty of the earth, its character shaped by generations of farmers who coaxed life from the fertile ground. The economy of Avenell Heights is inextricably linked to the sugar industry, its fortunes waxing and waning with the fortunes of the cane fields that stretch across the horizon, a testament to enduring agricultural endeavour. Remnants of older farming practices can still be glimpsed, echoes of a time when broaderacre crops and cattle grazing held sway, before the dominance of the sweet, stalky cane. The nearby Burnett River, a languid ribbon of water, has always been central to life here, providing sustenance and a pathway for trade, its banks a familiar backdrop to the daily comings and goings. While Avenell Heights might not boast grand monuments, its true distinction lies in this quiet perseverance, the steady pulse of a region deeply connected to the land it inhabits, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Avenell Heights, Queensland. 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 Avenell Heights, in the Bundaberg Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Avenell Heights includes the postcode (4670), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Bundaberg Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional 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 Avenell Heights 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. |