Garrawalt, 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 Garrawalt, in the Hinchinbrook Shire local government area.
| Locality | Garrawalt |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Hinchinbrook Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -18.51968 |
| Longitude | 145.86904 |
| Area | 184.3 km² |
| Postcode | 4850 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1235 km northwest |
Garrawalt is a locality in the Hinchinbrook Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 184.3 km². It lies approximately 1235 km northwest of Brisbane. Garrawalt is located at 18.5197°S, 145.8690°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4850. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Garrawalt rests in a landscape sculpted by the gentle embrace of Queensland's tropical north, where verdant cattle pastures roll towards the distant, hazy peaks of the Atherton Tablelands. It lies 124.7 km north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 314°T), and is situated 33.4 km west-north-west of Ingham. The air here carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of damp earth and flowering eucalypts, particularly potent after a sunshower has washed the dust from the broad, sweeping leaves. Sunlight, when it breaks through the usual cloud cover, falls in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the deep greens of the sugar cane fields that fringe the edges of the grazing land, a stark and beautiful contrast. The ground itself, a rich, dark loam, feels alive underfoot, promising bounty to those who coax it.
The history of Garrawalt is deeply entwined with the fortunes of the surrounding agricultural lands, particularly its sugar cane and cattle industries, which have shaped the character of the locality for generations. The economic pulse of Garrawalt beats to the rhythm of the seasons, the planting and harvesting of cane, and the annual muster of livestock. Beyond the fields, however, the land whispers of earlier times, of the Traditional Custodians who knew these waterways and forests intimately long before the first settlers arrived. The nearby waterways, such as the Herbert River, have always been lifelines, their currents and floodplains dictating the flow of both nature and human endeavour, a constant reminder of the enduring power of the natural world.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Garrawalt, 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 Garrawalt, in the Hinchinbrook Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Garrawalt includes the postcode (4850), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Hinchinbrook 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 Garrawalt 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. |