Flinders Lakes, 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 Flinders Lakes, in the Logan City local government area.
| Locality | Flinders Lakes |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Logan City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -27.83029 |
| Longitude | 152.88713 |
| Area | 11.8 km² |
| Postcode | 4285 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 42 km south-southwest |
Flinders Lakes is a locality in the Logan City local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 11.8 km². It lies approximately 42 km south-southwest of Brisbane. Flinders Lakes is located at 27.8303°S, 152.8871°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4285. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Flinders Lakes presents a landscape of gentle undulations, where the rich, ochre earth meets the vast, often brilliant blue of the Queensland sky. It lies 24.6 km south-south-west of Forest Lake, QLD (from Forest Lake, QLD: bearing 198°T), and is situated 9.4 km south-west of New Beith. Here, the land breathes a certain stillness, punctuated by the whisper of wind through scattered eucalyptus and the distant, cheerful calls of unseen birds. The air itself carries a subtle warmth, a comforting embrace that seems to seep into the very texture of the place, softening the edges of the scattered homesteads and the winding, dusty tracks that crisscross the country. At dusk, a painterly light often washes over the scene, turning the dry grasses to burnished gold and casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the terrain.
The history of Flinders Lakes is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring bounty of the land. For generations, this has been a place where cattle graze on sprawling properties, their movements a slow, deliberate dance across the paddocks, forming the backbone of the local economy. The echoes of earlier times, when the land was first opened for settlement, can still be felt in the weathered timber of old farm buildings and the resilience of the community. While not a hub of industry, Flinders Lakes thrives on a steady, unhurried rhythm, its character shaped by the sun, the seasons, and the deep connection its inhabitants hold to this particular stretch of Queensland.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
This page provides an interactive Google map of Flinders Lakes, 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 Flinders Lakes, in the Logan City local government area.
Detailed location data for Flinders Lakes includes the postcode (4285), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Logan City), 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.
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 Flinders Lakes 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. |