Explore Eimeo, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Eimeo, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Eimeo, Queensland, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Eimeo and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Eimeo.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Eimeo |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mackay Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -21.04573 |
| Longitude | 149.17382 |
| Population | 3,037 |
| Density | 890.6 /km² |
| Area | 3.4 km² |
| Elevation | 14 m |
| Postcode | 4740 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 814 km north-northwest |
Eimeo is a locality in the Mackay Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 3,037. The locality covers an area of 3.4 km², giving a population density of about 890.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 14 m above sea level. It lies approximately 814 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Eimeo is located at 21.0457°S, 149.1738°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4740. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Eimeo sits as a quiet sentinel on the Queensland coast, its character shaped by the gentle curve of the shoreline and the rustle of palm fronds. It lies 10.8 km north of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 354°T), and is situated 5.4 km north-north-west of Andergrove. The land here is a soft undulation, giving way to the broad sweep of the Coral Sea, a constant presence that colours the air with a faint, briny tang. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts a soft, diffused glow, illuminating the vibrant greens of the coastal vegetation and the pale, sun-bleached timber of the houses that dot the landscape. The rhythm of Eimeo is one of slow ebb and flow, dictated by the tides and the languid pace of coastal life, where the distant cry of a seabird can carry for a surprising distance.
The history of Eimeo is intrinsically tied to the fertile coastal plains and the abundant resources of the sea. For generations, this land has sustained communities, its economy once rooted in the rich sugarcane fields that stretched inland, their cultivation a testament to the region's generous rainfall and warm climate. While the scent of sugar now mingles with the salt spray more subtly, echoes of that era remain in the weathered farmhouses and the enduring connection to the land. Today, a different kind of sustenance draws people to Eimeo, with the shimmering waters offering their own bounty, a quiet industry of fishing providing a livelihood for some, while others find their living in the neighbouring hubs of commerce, returning to the tranquil embrace of Eimeo's shores. The distinctive character of Eimeo lies in this blend of agricultural heritage and coastal serenity, a place where the past whispers on the sea breeze.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Eimeo, Queensland. 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 Eimeo, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Eimeo includes the postcode (4740), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mackay Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Eimeo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |