Explore Camooweal, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Camooweal, 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 Camooweal, 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 Camooweal 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 Camooweal.
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 | Camooweal |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mount Isa City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -19.71216 |
| Longitude | 138.49365 |
| Population | 539 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 9535.5 km² |
| Elevation | 235 m |
| Postcode | 4828 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1712 km west-northwest |
Camooweal is a locality in the Mount Isa City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 539. The locality covers an area of 9535.5 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 235 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1712 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Camooweal is located at 19.7122°S, 138.4937°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4828. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Camooweal rests on the edge of a vast, ochre-coloured plain that stretches towards a horizon so wide it seems to swallow the sky itself. It lies 650.8 km north-east of Alice Springs, NT (from Alice Springs, NT: bearing 48°T), and is situated 80.3 km west of Gunpowder. The air here, even in the early morning, carries a dry warmth, a testament to the sun's relentless dominion over this arid landscape. Sparse, hardy vegetation, a mosaic of muted greens and dusty browns, clings to the earth, punctuated by the occasional skeletal silhouette of a ghost gum. The vastness is not empty, but alive with a subtle, resilient spirit, a quality of light that, as dusk approaches, bleeds into the sky with hues of rose and amethyst, imbuing the land with a profound, quiet beauty.
The history of Camooweal is intrinsically tied to the ancient pathways of the land and the enduring spirit of those who have traversed it. Once a vital stopover for drovers and travellers on the old stock routes, its character is still shaped by this legacy of movement and endurance. The local economy, while now more diversified, still echoes the pastoral heritage of the region, with cattle grazing a significant undertaking across the sprawling properties that surround Camooweal. The Barkly River, when it flows, offers a ribbon of life through the dry country, a reminder of the water's precious scarcity and its powerful influence on the land and its inhabitants. This is a place where the immense scale of the landscape humbles, and where the quiet persistence of life in the face of such grandeur is truly remarkable.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Camooweal, 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 Camooweal, in the Mount Isa City local government area.
Detailed location data for Camooweal includes the postcode (4828), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mount Isa City), 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 Camooweal 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. |