Cooyar, 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 Cooyar, in the Toowoomba Regional local government area.
| Locality | Cooyar |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Toowoomba Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -26.96533 |
| Longitude | 151.83252 |
| Population | 220 |
| Density | 2.3 /km² |
| Area | 94.6 km² |
| Elevation | 445 m |
| Postcode | 4402 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 131 km west-northwest |
Cooyar is a locality in the Toowoomba Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 220. The locality covers an area of 94.6 km², giving a population density of about 2.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 445 m above sea level. It lies approximately 131 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Cooyar is located at 26.9653°S, 151.8325°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4402. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Cooyar rests in a landscape of softly rounded hills, a gentle sprawl of green paddocks stitched with the darker threads of scattered gums. It lies 67.1 km north of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 350°T), and is situated 21.4 km south-west of Yarraman. The air here, especially in the quiet of late afternoon, carries a faint, dry sweetness from the surrounding pastures, a scent that clings to the skin like fine dust. Sunlight, when it strikes the rolling terrain, seems to pool in the hollows, leaving the higher slopes in a softer, more diffused glow. The very texture of the land speaks of patient cultivation, of fields turned over year after year, yielding their bounty under a wide, often bright, Queensland sky.
This is a place shaped by the enduring rhythm of the land, where sheep graze on clover-rich pastures and cattle amble lazily under the shade of mature trees. The local economy has long been tied to the soil, a legacy evident in the sturdy farmhouses and the quiet diligence of those who work the earth. Cooyar’s character is one of quiet resilience, a testament to generations who have carved a life from this fertile, yet sometimes challenging, country. The road leading into Cooyar, a ribbon of grey cutting through the verdant expanse, hints at a history of travellers and traders who have passed through, their stories now absorbed into the very fabric of the place.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cooyar, 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 Cooyar, in the Toowoomba Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Cooyar includes the postcode (4402), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Toowoomba Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional 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 Cooyar 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. |