Damper Creek, 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 Damper Creek, in the Cassowary Coast Regional local government area.
| Locality | Damper Creek |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cassowary Coast Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -18.36256 |
| Longitude | 146.10371 |
| Population | 58 |
| Density | 0.4 /km² |
| Area | 164.6 km² |
| Elevation | 32 m |
| Postcode | 4849 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1235 km northwest |
Damper Creek is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 58. The locality covers an area of 164.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 32 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1235 km northwest of Brisbane. Damper Creek is located at 18.3626°S, 146.1037°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4849. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Damper Creek rests where the coastal plain begins its gentle incline towards the hinterland, a place of deep green and dappled sunlight. It lies 122.9 km north-north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 328°T), and is situated 13.8 km south-east of Cardwell. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of the rainforest fringe, mingling with the fainter, salt-laced whisper from the unseen ocean. Broadleafed trees, heavy with the moisture of the tropics, form a dense canopy, their leaves catching the light and casting shifting patterns onto the forest floor. Below, a rich, dark loam, testament to centuries of fallen leaves and decaying wood, yields a carpet of ferns and mosses. The creek itself, shallow and clear in the dry season, meanders with a quiet persistence, its banks often fringed with stands of paperbark, their papery bark peeling in delicate curls. The sound of it is a constant, low murmur, a liquid thread through the stillness.
This land, once traversed by ancient footsteps, has seen a more recent history shaped by the clearing of scrub and the planting of sugar cane. The rich alluvial soil, perfect for cultivating the sweet stalks, became the bedrock of Damper Creek’s early economy, the rhythmic clang of the mill a familiar sound for generations. While the dominance of sugar has waned, replaced by more diverse agricultural pursuits like cattle grazing and tropical fruit orchards, the legacy of that cane-growing past still colours the landscape in patches of open fields bordering the denser scrub. Travellers passing through Damper Creek might notice the weathered timber of older farmhouses, their verandas designed to catch any stray breeze, and the quiet pride in the way locals speak of the land’s enduring fertility, a fertility that continues to sustain life here, even as the world outside rushes on.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Damper Creek, 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 Damper Creek, in the Cassowary Coast Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Damper Creek includes the postcode (4849), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cassowary Coast 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.
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 Damper Creek 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. |