Fairdale, 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 Fairdale, in the South Burnett Regional local government area.
| Locality | Fairdale |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | South Burnett Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -26.26993 |
| Longitude | 151.76704 |
| Population | 37 |
| Density | 3.2 /km² |
| Area | 11.6 km² |
| Elevation | 429 m |
| Postcode | 4606 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 183 km northwest |
Fairdale is a locality in the South Burnett Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 37. The locality covers an area of 11.6 km², giving a population density of about 3.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 429 m above sea level. It lies approximately 183 km northwest of Brisbane. Fairdale is located at 26.2699°S, 151.7670°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4606. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Fairdale rests under a wide Queensland sky, where the land rises and falls with a gentle resilience, painted in the muted greens of eucalyptus and the ochre blush of dry earth. It lies 89.7 km west of Gympie, QLD (from Gympie, QLD: bearing 264°T), and is situated 10.0 km west-north-west of Wondai. The air here carries a faint, sweet perfume of sun-baked grass and the distant promise of rain, a scent that clings to everything. Scattered homesteads, their corrugated iron roofs glinting like forgotten coins, dot the landscape, each a small island in a sea of rolling terrain. The very silence of Fairdale is a presence, broken only by the occasional call of a kookaburra or the low hum of a passing ute, a sound that seems to carry the vastness of the country on its back.
The story of Fairdale is etched into the rhythm of its seasons and the sweat of its people, a narrative of hardy pioneers who coaxed sustenance from this rich, yet demanding, soil. Originally shaped by cattle grazing, the local economy has diversified, with pockets of cropping now sharing the land, their orderly rows a stark contrast to the wilder bushland. There's a quiet pride in this region, a sense of enduring strength born from generations who understood the land's caprices and celebrated its bounty. In Fairdale, life moves at a pace dictated by the sun's arc and the earth's turn, a steady, unhurried existence that feels both timeless and deeply rooted.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Fairdale, 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 Fairdale, in the South Burnett Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Fairdale includes the postcode (4606), telephone area code (07), and local government area (South Burnett 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 Fairdale 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. |