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| Locality | Breddan |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Charters Towers Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -19.97205 |
| Longitude | 146.2699 |
| Population | 529 |
| Density | 2.9 /km² |
| Area | 181.9 km² |
| Elevation | 255 m |
| Postcode | 4820 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1080 km northwest |
Breddan is a locality in the Charters Towers Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 529. The locality covers an area of 181.9 km², giving a population density of about 2.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 255 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1080 km northwest of Brisbane. Breddan is located at 19.9720°S, 146.2699°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4820. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Breddan sprawls across a sun-baked plateau, where the earth itself seems to exhale warmth. It lies 87.8 km south-south-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 212°T), and is situated 11.7 km north of Charters Towers City. The land here is a mosaic of ochre dust and hardy, grey-green scrub, punctuated by the occasional skeletal silhouette of a ghost gum. The air, especially as the afternoon wanes, carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of parched earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers that stubbornly bloom against the odds. Distant hills, softened by a haze that shimmers like a mirage, form the horizon, their contours blurred into gentle, rolling shapes that speak of immense, slow geological time. The light, as it begins its descent, casts long, dramatic shadows, transforming the mundane textures of the landscape into something profound and elemental, a golden wash that imbues even the most weathered fence post with a transient dignity.
The story of Breddan is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land’s enduring gifts. Once, the echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts resonated through these valleys, a testament to the gold fever that drew fortune-seekers to this rugged terrain. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the legacy of that era lingers, a deep-seated resilience woven into the character of the locality. Today, the economy is a different kind of harvest, one of wool from hardy Merino sheep that graze the sparse paddocks, their white fleeces stark against the muted colours of the bush. Cattle also find sustenance here, their lowing a familiar sound that drifts on the breeze. The township itself, a cluster of sturdy buildings, offers a quiet haven for those who understand the value of space and the slow, deliberate unfolding of days, a place where the sky feels vast and the stars at night blaze with an intensity rarely witnessed elsewhere.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Breddan, 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 Breddan, in the Charters Towers Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Breddan includes the postcode (4820), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Charters Towers Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Breddan is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |