Bakers Creek, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Bakers Creek, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
| Locality | Bakers Creek |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mackay Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -21.2142 |
| Longitude | 149.15966 |
| Population | 1,136 |
| Density | 55.3 /km² |
| Area | 20.6 km² |
| Elevation | 7 m |
| Postcode | 4740 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 798 km north-northwest |
Bakers Creek is a locality in the Mackay Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,136. The locality covers an area of 20.6 km², giving a population density of about 55.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 7 m above sea level. It lies approximately 798 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Bakers Creek is located at 21.2142°S, 149.1597°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4740. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Bakers Creek sprawls, a broad sweep of green punctuated by the glint of water and the muted colours of human habitation. It lies 8.4 km south-south-west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 199°T), and is situated 13.8 km south-south-west of Andergrove. The land here breathes with the languid humidity of the tropics, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of flowering cane. Wide, flat plains stretch towards a horizon softened by the hazy veil of heat, dissected by the serpentine silver of the creek and its tributaries, their banks often fringed with stands of paperbark and the dense, dark green of rainforest remnants. The sky overhead is a vast canvas, shifting from the pale, washed blue of morning to a fiery spectacle of orange and crimson as dusk settles, painting the clouds with an ephemeral beauty that lingers long after the sun has dipped from view. It is a landscape that feels both ancient and alive, a place where the natural world holds a quiet, undeniable dominion.
The history of Bakers Creek is tied inextricably to the fertile soils that have long sustained its people. For generations, sugarcane has been the lifeblood of this region, its cultivation shaping the very contours of the land and the rhythm of its communities. The economy here, while diversified, still bears the indelible mark of the sugar industry, with mills humming their steady, resonant song during harvest seasons. Beyond the fields, the gentle flow of the creek itself has been a constant companion, a source of life and a pathway for generations of travellers. While not a place of grand monuments, Bakers Creek possesses a quiet character, a sense of enduring resilience born from its connection to the land and the hard work of its inhabitants.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Bakers Creek, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Bakers Creek, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Bakers Creek includes the postcode (4740), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mackay 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.
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 Bakers Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 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. |