Explore Carters Ridge, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carters Ridge, 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 Carters Ridge, 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 Carters Ridge 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 Carters Ridge.
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 | Carters Ridge |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Gympie Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -26.45206 |
| Longitude | 152.77121 |
| Population | 463 |
| Density | 31.2 /km² |
| Area | 14.8 km² |
| Elevation | 114 m |
| Postcode | 4563 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 116 km north-northwest |
Carters Ridge is a locality in the Gympie Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 463. The locality covers an area of 14.8 km², giving a population density of about 31.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 114 m above sea level. It lies approximately 116 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Carters Ridge is located at 26.4521°S, 152.7712°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4563. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Carters Ridge unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the earth breathes a rich, ochre scent after a summer shower. It lies 31.8 km south-south-east of Gympie, QLD (from Gympie, QLD: bearing 160°T), and is situated 13.1 km west-south-west of Cooroy. The country here is a mosaic of emerald pastures, broken by stands of ironbark and spotted gum, their rough bark catching the late afternoon sun in a warm, honeyed glow. Creeks, often mere trickles in the drier months, can swell into determined waterways, their banks fringed with a tenacious scrub that clings to the slopes. The air itself feels alive, carrying the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers and the distant bleating of sheep, a constant reminder of the land's enduring pastoral heartbeat.
The story of Carters Ridge is etched in the very contours of its land, a narrative shaped by the prospectors who first scoured its gullies for gold in days long past. Though the feverish rush has long since subsided, the legacy of that era lingers, a whisper of ambition in the quiet valleys. Today, the economy of Carters Ridge is more broadly anchored in agriculture, with cattle grazing on the fertile slopes and some pockets of cultivation yielding their bounty. Local produce, from sweet corn to luscious mangoes, finds its way to nearby markets, testament to the enduring connection between the people and the soil. Visitors might note the unhurried pace of life, a gentle rhythm that allows the character of Carters Ridge to reveal itself slowly, like a well-worn story shared around a campfire.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Carters Ridge, 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 Carters Ridge, in the Gympie Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Carters Ridge includes the postcode (4563), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Gympie Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Carters Ridge 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. |