Explore Chirnside, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chirnside, 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 Chirnside, 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 Chirnside 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 Chirnside.
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 | Chirnside |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Central Highlands Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -23.16487 |
| Longitude | 148.08364 |
| Population | 30 |
| Density | 0.3 /km² |
| Area | 110.8 km² |
| Elevation | 248 m |
| Postcode | 4723 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 690 km northwest |
Chirnside is a locality in the Central Highlands Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 30. The locality covers an area of 110.8 km², giving a population density of about 0.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 248 m above sea level. It lies approximately 690 km northwest of Brisbane. Chirnside is located at 23.1649°S, 148.0836°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4723. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Chirnside rests under a vast, cerulean sky, its landscape a study in ochre earth and resilient scrub, a place where the air itself seems to hum with a dry, persistent warmth. It lies 249.0 km west of Rockhampton City, QLD (from Rockhampton City, QLD: bearing 275°T), and is situated 11.0 km south-east of Capella. The terrain here offers a gentle rolling character, punctuated by the occasional rocky outcrop that catches the afternoon sun, casting long, angular shadows across the sparse vegetation. Here and there, a hardy eucalyptus, its bark peeling like aged parchment, stands sentinel, its leaves a pale, whispering green against the muted tones of the land. The very soil feels ancient, a deep, rich red that stains the boots of any traveller and speaks of seasons past, of sun-baked days and the cool, star-dusted nights that follow.
The story of Chirnside is one of tenacious pioneering spirit, a settlement born from the dreams of those who sought their fortune in the rich mineral veins rumoured to lie beneath the surface. While the initial boom may have quieted, the legacy of those early days still echoes in the sturdy, time-worn buildings that line the main thoroughfare, their verandahs offering a welcome respite from the midday glare. The local economy, once driven by the pickaxe and the mule, now finds its pulse in the steady rhythm of cattle grazing, the broad, sun-drenched paddocks stretching out towards the distant, hazy horizon. A quiet pride imbues the people of Chirnside, a deep connection to the land that has sustained them, and a welcoming spirit extended to those who find themselves drawn to this enduring corner of the Central Highlands.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Chirnside, 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 Chirnside, in the Central Highlands Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Chirnside 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 Chirnside is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 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. |