Dows 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 Dows Creek, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
| Locality | Dows Creek |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mackay Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -21.10264 |
| Longitude | 148.76809 |
| Population | 136 |
| Density | 4.4 /km² |
| Area | 30.7 km² |
| Elevation | 93 m |
| Postcode | 4754 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 829 km north-northwest |
Dows Creek is a locality in the Mackay Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 136. The locality covers an area of 30.7 km², giving a population density of about 4.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 93 m above sea level. It lies approximately 829 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Dows Creek is located at 21.1026°S, 148.7681°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4754. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Dows Creek lies in a shallow basin, a gentle dip in the Queensland landscape where the land softens before rising towards low, rounded hills. It lies 43.5 km west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 276°T), and is situated 12.9 km west-north-west of Mirani. The earth here is a rich, ochre-red, particularly after the rain, clinging to the soles of boots and staining the air with a fine, persistent dust. Sparse, hardy eucalypts, their bark peeling in papery strips, stand sentinel over scattered patches of dry grass and the occasional hardy shrub, their silver-green leaves rustling with a dry whisper in the warm breeze. The sky overhead is a vast, unbroken canvas, often a piercing, almost startling blue, that can transition with astonishing speed to bruised purples and greys as storm clouds gather, their shadows sweeping across the land like slow, deliberate brushstrokes.
The story of Dows Creek is intimately tied to the cycles of the land and the tenacious spirit of those who have worked it. For generations, cattle grazing has been the quiet heartbeat of the local economy, the steady munching of stock a constant, low hum beneath the wider silence. This pastoral heritage is etched into the very character of Dows Creek, a place where the days are measured not by the clock, but by the sun's arc and the changing seasons. While no grand institutions or bustling industries define Dows Creek, its distinctiveness lies in its unpretentious resilience, a quiet understanding between the people and the earth that sustains them, a character honed by the sun and the sweeping, open skies.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Dows 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 Dows Creek, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Dows Creek includes the postcode (4754), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mackay 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 Dows 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. |