Daintree, 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 Daintree, in the Douglas Shire local government area.
| Locality | Daintree |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Douglas Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -16.25731 |
| Longitude | 145.3321 |
| Population | 171 |
| Density | 27.3 /km² |
| Area | 6.3 km² |
| Elevation | 22 m |
| Postcode | 4873 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1477 km northwest |
Daintree is a locality in the Douglas Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 171. The locality covers an area of 6.3 km², giving a population density of about 27.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 22 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1477 km northwest of Brisbane. Daintree is located at 16.2573°S, 145.3321°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4873. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Daintree breathes with the ancient pulse of the tropics, where emerald canopies of rainforest spill onto the edge of the Coral Sea. It lies 368.9 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 335°T), and is situated 22.7 km north-north-west of Mossman. The air, thick and sweet with the scent of damp earth and unseen blossoms, hangs heavy, a constant reminder of the relentless life force that saturates this land. Sunlight filters through the dense foliage in shifting patterns, painting the undergrowth with fleeting gold, and the very ground beneath your feet feels alive, a spongy carpet of fallen leaves and moss. Great buttress roots snake across the forest floor, anchors for titans that have stood for centuries, their massive trunks cloaked in a vibrant tapestry of ferns and epiphytes. The distant murmur of unseen creeks and the sharp calls of exotic birds are the only punctuation to the deep, resonant hum of the jungle.
This is a place where time seems to stretch and bend, a frontier where the untamed wild meets the gentle rhythm of human endeavour. For millennia, this land has been home to Indigenous peoples, and their connection to country remains a vital, living thread, even as the modern world has woven its own stories here. The Daintree’s economy, once shaped by the arduous toil of timber getters and the hardy pioneers who carved out small agricultural plots, now finds its primary heartbeat in tourism, drawing travellers eager to immerse themselves in its unparalleled natural beauty. Along the coast, pockets of development hint at the lives lived here, a scattering of homes and businesses that exist in a delicate balance with the surrounding wilderness, a testament to the enduring allure of this verdant edge of the continent.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Daintree, 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 Daintree, in the Douglas Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Daintree includes the postcode (4873), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Douglas Shire), 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 Daintree 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. |