Explore Bamaga, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bamaga, 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 Bamaga, 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 Bamaga 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 Bamaga.
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 | Bamaga |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Northern Peninsula Area Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -10.85095 |
| Longitude | 142.43806 |
| Population | 1,237 |
| Density | 18.6 /km² |
| Area | 66.4 km² |
| Elevation | 34 m |
| Postcode | 4876 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 2154 km north-northwest |
Bamaga is a locality in the Northern Peninsula Area Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,237. The locality covers an area of 66.4 km², giving a population density of about 18.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 34 m above sea level. It lies approximately 2154 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Bamaga is located at 10.8509°S, 142.4381°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4876. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Bamaga basks at the very tip of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula, a place where the air hangs thick and warm, carrying the scent of salt and damp earth. It lies 1045.9 km north-north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 333°T), and is situated 6.8 km south-east of New Mapoon. The landscape here is a study in greens and ochres, a tapestry of eucalyptus woodlands that gradually surrender to the coast, where mangrove-fringed inlets whisper secrets to the Timor Sea. Red dirt tracks snake through the scrub, leading to stretches of sand where the ocean breathes in long, slow sighs, and the light at dusk paints the sky in hues of bruised plum and soft apricot, a daily benediction for the land. The terrain itself is low-lying, a gentle expanse that feels both ancient and alive, teeming with the unseen life of the tropics.
This northernmost settlement on the mainland carries a history forged in the crucible of wartime necessity and later shaped by the aspirations of its people. Bamaga's origins are tied to the Second World War, established as a relocation site for Torres Strait Islanders displaced by the conflict, and its name honours a key figure in that history. Today, the local economy is a blend of government services, small-scale agriculture—think mangoes and other tropical fruits ripening under the generous sun—and a growing reliance on tourism, drawn by the remote beauty and the unique cultural experiences on offer. Fishing charters depart regularly, their hulls slicing through the calm waters of the nearby bays, hinting at the bounty of the sea that has long sustained the communities of this region. The everyday rhythm of Bamaga is unhurried, a reflection of its isolation and the profound connection its inhabitants feel to the vast, untamed country that surrounds them.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Bamaga, 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 Bamaga, in the Northern Peninsula Area Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Bamaga includes the postcode (4876), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Northern Peninsula Area Regional), 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 Bamaga 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. |