Explore Goolboo, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Goolboo, 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 Goolboo, 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 Goolboo 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 Goolboo.
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 | Goolboo |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cassowary Coast Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -17.72262 |
| Longitude | 146.03097 |
| Population | 11 |
| Density | 2.0 /km² |
| Area | 5.6 km² |
| Elevation | 15 m |
| Postcode | 4856 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1299 km northwest |
Goolboo is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 11. The locality covers an area of 5.6 km², giving a population density of about 2.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 15 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1299 km northwest of Brisbane. Goolboo is located at 17.7226°S, 146.0310°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4856. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Goolboo unfolds as a quiet stretch of Queensland coast, where the land surrenders to the sea with a gentle sigh. It lies 189.9 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 334°T), and is situated 10.5 km west-north-west of Kurrimine Beach. The air here carries the faint, sweet perfume of ripening mangoes, a stark contrast to the briny tang that drifts in from the Coral Sea. Low-slung, sun-bleached buildings cluster around a main street, a practical, unpretentious collection of corrugated iron and weathered timber that seems to absorb the fierce tropical sun. Beyond the town, emerald cane fields stretch towards the hazy, blue-green mountains that form a dramatic backdrop, their slopes often veiled in a soft, humid mist. The very earth beneath your feet feels yielding, a rich, dark loam that speaks of abundant growth and a life lived close to the soil.
This is a place where the rhythm of the tides dictates the pace of life, a legacy forged from the early days of sugar cane cultivation and the hardy spirit of those who first cleared this fertile land. For generations, the economic pulse of Goolboo has been tied to the sucrose sweetness harvested from its fields, the cane trains trundling along their narrow tracks a familiar, comforting sight. While sugar remains king, the bounty of the sea also plays a vital role; local fishermen bring in their catches to a small, bustling harbour, their weathered boats bobbing gently at their moorings. The history of Goolboo is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring traditions of its people, in the quiet camaraderie shared over a cool drink at the local pub, and in the enduring connection to the land that continues to sustain it.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Goolboo, 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 Goolboo, in the Cassowary Coast Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Goolboo includes the postcode (4856), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cassowary Coast 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.
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 Goolboo 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. |