Explore Carbine Creek, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carbine Creek, 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 Carbine Creek, 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 Carbine Creek 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 Carbine Creek.
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 | Carbine Creek |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Central Highlands Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -23.14953 |
| Longitude | 147.8122 |
| Population | 18 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 561.2 km² |
| Elevation | 237 m |
| Postcode | 4723 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 711 km northwest |
Carbine Creek is a locality in the Central Highlands Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 18. The locality covers an area of 561.2 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 237 m above sea level. It lies approximately 711 km northwest of Brisbane. Carbine Creek is located at 23.1495°S, 147.8122°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4723. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Carbine Creek broods under a vast, pale sky, its landscape a study in muted earth tones and the stark geometry of the open country. It lies 264.2 km south-south-west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 212°T), and is situated 22.6 km west-south-west of Capella. The terrain here is gently rolling, a broad expanse of dry grasses that shift from ochre to pale straw with the seasons, punctuated by hardy acacia and the occasional skeletal silhouette of a dead tree. Scrubby vegetation clings stubbornly to the slopes, a testament to the resilience of life in this sun-drenched pocket of the Central Highlands. Dust, fine and pervasive, coats everything, softening the edges of the world and lending a perpetual haze to the distant horizon. The air, when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a peculiar stillness, a quiet hum that seems to emanate from the very soil itself, warmed and imbued with the day's heat.
Historically, Carbine Creek's story is etched in the pastoral leases and the enduring labour of those who worked this land. For generations, it has been a place of grazing, where the rhythmic bleating of sheep and the lowing of cattle have formed the soundtrack to daily life, the economy intrinsically tied to the fortunes of the flock and herd. While mining has touched neighbouring areas, Carbine Creek itself has retained a character largely defined by its connection to the land and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. The roads here are more tracks than thoroughfares, leading to scattered homesteads where the pace of life is dictated by the sun and the needs of the livestock, a deliberate contrast to the hurried pulse of more populated centres. There's a sense of self-sufficiency, a quiet pride in the ability to thrive in a landscape that demands respect and offers its rewards sparingly but generously.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Carbine Creek, 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 Carbine Creek, in the Central Highlands Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Carbine Creek includes the postcode (4723), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Central Highlands Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 Carbine Creek 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. |