Explore Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brisbane, 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 Brisbane, 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 Brisbane 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 Brisbane.
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 | Brisbane |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -27.46794 |
| Longitude | 153.02809 |
| Population | 2,780,063 |
| Elevation | 27 m |
| Area Code | 07 |
Brisbane is a locality in Queensland, Australia. With a population of 2,780,063, it is one of the largest cities in Australia. It sits at an elevation of around 27 m above sea level. Brisbane is located at 27.4679°S, 153.0281°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving.
Brisbane sprawls across a landscape defined by the serpentine curves of its namesake river, which carves a wide, muddy-gold path through a basin of rolling hills and subtropical ridges. The air here holds a heavy, humid warmth that seems to amplify the greens of the jacaranda trees and the deep shadows cast by the afternoon sun as it slides behind the Mount Coot-tha range. From the elevated vantage points of the inner suburbs, the horizon fractures into a jagged silhouette of glass towers rising above the humid, low-lying floodplains that once dictated the growth of the original settlement. There is a specific quality to the light in Brisbane during the transition from day to evening, a soft, bruised purple that settles over the water and makes the distant Moreton Bay islands appear as if they are floating just above the surface of the tide.
Growth in Brisbane evolved from its origins as a penal outpost into a robust, modern hub that now serves as the primary economic engine for the surrounding pastoral and mining hinterlands. The trade of coal, minerals, and agricultural produce from the vast Queensland interior finds its way through the port facilities, while the local economy has matured to embrace professional services, biotechnology, and a burgeoning tourism sector that draws visitors toward the nearby coastal reaches. History remains visible in the sandstone colonial architecture that anchors the central business district, standing in quiet defiance against the relentless pace of office towers and the hum of transport networks. Brisbane maintains a pragmatism born of its frontier beginnings, where the wealth of the earth and the industry of its people have coalesced into a steady, industrious output that powers the state’s ongoing expansion.
Cultural life in Brisbane pulses with the collective energy of its stadium crowds, where the loyalties of the city are fiercely divided between the rugby league intensity of the Brisbane Broncos, the Australian rules passion of the Brisbane Lions, and the tactical discipline of the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. The Brisbane Roar bring a global flair to the football pitch, while the summer months are defined by the sharp crack of cricket bats during Big Bash League fixtures and the sustained enthusiasm for the Brisbane Bullets on the basketball court. Intellectual life is nurtured at the University of Queensland and the Queensland University of Technology, institutions that have helped shape a generation of notable figures, including internationally acclaimed actors like Margot Robbie and musicians such as Keith Urban. Residents find their rhythm in the subtropical pace of life, often drifting toward the parklands of South Bank or the nearby beaches of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, while festivals like the Brisbane Festival transform the riverbanks into a vibrant, illuminated stage. Brisbane remains a place where the legacy of authors like David Malouf and the political influence of figures like Kevin Rudd linger, providing a backdrop of steady, evolving ambition to a city that thrives on its own distinct, sun-drenched identity.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Brisbane, 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 Brisbane.
Detailed location data for Brisbane includes the postcode, telephone area code (07). 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 Brisbane 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. |