Broadmere, 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 Broadmere, in the Banana Shire local government area.
| Locality | Broadmere |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Banana Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -25.49814 |
| Longitude | 149.54798 |
| Area | 577.9 km² |
| Postcode | 4420 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 410 km west-northwest |
Broadmere is a locality in the Banana Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 577.9 km². It lies approximately 410 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Broadmere is located at 25.4981°S, 149.5480°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4420. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Broadmere’s character is etched into the ochre-stained earth and the vast, pale sky that stretches an impossibly long way. It lies 255.0 km south-south-west of Rockhampton City, QLD (from Rockhampton City, QLD: bearing 202°T), and is situated 39.7 km west-north-west of Taroom. The land here rises and falls in gentle, weathered swells, a soft undulation rather than a dramatic heave, carpeted in a tough, resilient scrub that stubbornly clings to life. During the heat of the day, the air itself seems to shimmer, carrying the dry, sweet scent of eucalyptus and baked soil, a fragrance that clings to everything. As dusk descends, the light transforms, bathing the landscape in a muted, honeyed glow that softens the hard edges of the world, making the sparse vegetation appear almost luminous. The silence, when it falls, is profound, broken only by the distant, mournful cry of a curlew or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth.
The history of Broadmere is intrinsically tied to the promise of the land and the hard graft of those who sought to tame it. Once, this region was part of a much larger pastoral lease, its fortunes dictated by the wool prices and the capricious rainfall that could bring bounty or ruin. The local economy, while still bearing the imprint of those grazing traditions, has diversified, with a growing number of small-scale producers cultivating hardy crops suited to the climate, their efforts a quiet testament to resilience. Evidence of earlier times can still be found in the scattered, sun-bleached remnants of old homesteads, melancholic monuments to lives lived on the frontier. For the traveller, Broadmere offers a glimpse into a particular Australian experience, one where the sheer scale of the landscape commands respect and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants is a subtle, enduring strength.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Broadmere, 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 Broadmere, in the Banana Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Broadmere includes the postcode (4420), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Banana Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote 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 Broadmere 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. |