Eight Mile 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 Eight Mile Creek, in the Burdekin Shire local government area.
| Locality | Eight Mile Creek |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Burdekin Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -20.28056 |
| Longitude | 147.2209 |
| Area | 319.1 km² |
| Postcode | 4807 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 993 km northwest |
Eight Mile Creek is a locality in the Burdekin Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 319.1 km². It lies approximately 993 km northwest of Brisbane. Eight Mile Creek is located at 20.2806°S, 147.2209°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4807. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Eight Mile Creek flows through a landscape of rust-red earth and hardy, sun-bleached grasses, a testament to the persistent Queensland sun. It lies 120.8 km south-south-east of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 154°T), and is situated 71.9 km south-south-west of Home Hill. The creek itself, often a shallow ribbon of silver in the drier months, carves a gentle, winding path through the undulating terrain, fringed by scattered eucalypts whose pale bark peels like ancient parchment. The air here carries a dry, earthy scent, punctuated by the occasional sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch across the paddocks.
Historically, the land surrounding Eight Mile Creek has been shaped by the rhythms of grazing and agriculture, an enduring legacy of the pastoralists who first settled these parts. The local economy, though modest, remains anchored to the land, with cattle properties forming the backbone of its sustenance, their vast expanses dotted with the weathered roofs of homesteads. Evidence of earlier endeavours can still be glimpsed in the occasional rusted piece of machinery half-swallowed by the scrub, whispers of a time when the land yielded its bounty to a different kind of labour. The quietude of Eight Mile Creek is its character, a place where the loudest sounds are often the wind rustling through the dry leaves or the distant lowing of cattle.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Eight Mile 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 Eight Mile Creek, in the Burdekin Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Eight Mile Creek includes the postcode (4807), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Burdekin Shire), 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 Eight Mile 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. |