Green Island, 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 Green Island, in the Cairns Regional local government area.
| Locality | Green Island |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cairns Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -16.76023 |
| Longitude | 145.97405 |
| Area | 3.5 km² |
| Postcode | 4871 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1394 km north-northwest |
Green Island is a locality in the Cairns Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 3.5 km². It lies approximately 1394 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Green Island is located at 16.7602°S, 145.9741°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4871. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Green Island rests, a jewel of emerald and white, adrift in the cerulean expanse where the Coral Sea whispers its secrets to the Queensland coast. It lies 291.8 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 342°T), and is situated 27.0 km north-east of Cairns North. Its shores are a delicate lace of powdery sand, fringed by the vibrant chaos of a coral reef that teems with life just metres from the land’s edge. Towering palms, their fronds catching the trade winds like sails, cast dappled shadows across the soft earth, and the air hums with the contented buzz of unseen insects and the distant cry of seabirds. The island’s heart is a lush rainforest, a verdant sanctuary where sunlight struggles to penetrate the dense canopy, creating an atmosphere of cool, humid mystery.
This coral cay, a mere speck on the vast ocean, carries a history as rich as the marine life that surrounds it. Formed over millennia by the slow accumulation of coral skeletons, Green Island has been a place of significance for the Traditional Owners, the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji people, who have long understood its bounty. Today, its economy is intrinsically tied to the allure of its natural beauty, drawing visitors from every corner of the globe to witness the spectacle of the Great Barrier Reef. The gentle rhythm of day trippers arriving and departing by catamaran echoes the ebb and flow of the tides, a constant, unhurried pulse that defines life on this captivating outpost.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Green Island, 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 Green Island, in the Cairns Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Green Island includes the postcode (4871), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cairns 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 Green Island 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. |