Eight Mile Plains, 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 Plains, in the Brisbane City local government area.
| Locality | Eight Mile Plains |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Brisbane City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -27.58026 |
| Longitude | 153.08839 |
| Population | 15,364 |
| Density | 1972.3 /km² |
| Area | 7.8 km² |
| Elevation | 35 m |
| Postcode | 4113 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 14 km south-southeast |
Eight Mile Plains is a locality in the Brisbane City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of 15,364. The locality covers an area of 7.8 km², giving a population density of about 1972.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 35 m above sea level. It lies approximately 14 km south-southeast of Brisbane. Eight Mile Plains is located at 27.5803°S, 153.0884°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4113.
Eight Mile Plains unfolds across a gently undulating terrain, where the light, particularly in the late afternoon, takes on a softened, honeyed hue, casting long shadows from the scattered suburban dwellings and the occasional mature gum tree that stubbornly clings to its place. It lies 12.9 km east-north-east of Forest Lake, QLD (from Forest Lake, QLD: bearing 70°T), and is situated 13.7 km south-south-east of Brisbane City. The air here carries a faint, almost imperceptible sweetness, a blend of mown lawns and distant flowering jacarandas, a scent that mingles with the hum of traffic from the nearby arterial roads, a constant, low thrum that underscores the quiet rhythm of daily life. This is a landscape defined by its careful cultivation, a mosaic of neat gardens and well-maintained verges, where the boundaries between private spaces and the public thoroughfare are clearly delineated, a testament to a settled, ordered existence.
Historically, Eight Mile Plains was a place of passage and of cultivation, its fertile soil once supporting agricultural pursuits that fed the growing city to the north. Early settlers cleared the land, their efforts shaping the contours of the terrain, their labour leaving an imprint on the very character of the locality. The area’s economic evolution has seen it transition from its agrarian roots to a more diversified suburban hub, its present-day character shaped by the influx of new residents and the development of commercial centres. Notably, the presence of established educational institutions has woven a thread of intellectual life into the fabric of Eight Mile Plains, attracting students and academics, and lending a particular vibrancy to certain pockets of the locality, a subtle but persistent undercurrent of youthful energy.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Eight Mile Plains, 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 Plains, in the Brisbane City local government area.
Detailed location data for Eight Mile Plains includes the postcode (4113), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Brisbane City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Plains 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. |