Explore Brinsmead, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brinsmead, 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 Brinsmead, 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 Brinsmead 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 Brinsmead.
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 | Brinsmead |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cairns Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -16.89985 |
| Longitude | 145.71422 |
| Population | 5,480 |
| Density | 1072.4 /km² |
| Area | 5.1 km² |
| Elevation | 21 m |
| Postcode | 4870 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1395 km northwest |
Brinsmead is a locality in the Cairns Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 5,480. The locality covers an area of 5.1 km², giving a population density of about 1072.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 21 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1395 km northwest of Brisbane. Brinsmead is located at 16.8999°S, 145.7142°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4870. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Brinsmead unfolds as a verdant embrace, where the rich red earth meets the soft, diffused light of the tropics. It lies 287.0 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 336°T), and is situated 13.2 km north-north-west of Edmonton. Here, the landscape is a gentle rise and fall, a series of rolling hills that cradle scattered homes and gardens, their bright colours a vibrant contrast against the deeper greens of the surrounding vegetation. The air itself feels thick and humid, carrying the scent of damp earth after a recent shower and the subtle, sweet perfume of unseen blossoms, a constant reminder of the lushness that defines this corner of Queensland. Even the shadows here seem softer, more yielding, as if the very light hesitates to cast harsh lines on the land.
The roots of Brinsmead are entwined with the agricultural ambitions of the region, a place where sugarcane once dominated, its broad fields stretching towards the horizon under a sky often painted with dramatic cloud formations. While the sugar industry has receded, the spirit of cultivation lingers, evident in the thriving home gardens brimming with exotic fruits and the small-scale farms that still dot the fringes, producing everything from avocados to tropical flowers. This enduring connection to the land shapes the rhythm of life in Brinsmead, a pace that feels unhurried, allowing for the quiet observation of the world – the flash of a kingfisher’s wing over a nearby waterway, the insistent hum of cicadas in the afternoon heat, or the distant rumble of a storm gathering over the hinterland.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Brinsmead, 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 Brinsmead, in the Cairns Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Brinsmead includes the postcode (4870), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cairns 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.
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 Brinsmead 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. |