Greenlake, 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 Greenlake, in the Livingstone Shire local government area.
| Locality | Greenlake |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Livingstone Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -23.03642 |
| Longitude | 150.54943 |
| Area | 68.1 km² |
| Postcode | 4703 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 552 km north-northwest |
Greenlake is a locality in the Livingstone Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 68.1 km². It lies approximately 552 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Greenlake is located at 23.0364°S, 150.5494°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4703. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Greenlake rests in a shallow basin, a broad expanse of flat land cradled by the gentle, rolling hills that characterise this part of the Livingstone Shire. It lies 38.3 km north of Rockhampton City, QLD (from Rockhampton City, QLD: bearing 6°T), and is situated 8.1 km west of Bungundarra. The country here is a patchwork of ochre earth and resilient, sun-bleached grasses, interspersed with stands of hardy eucalypts whose leaves catch the light in a thousand shimmering shades of green and silver. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, dusty warmth, a scent of baked earth and wild herbs that speaks of a land accustomed to the sun's steady dominion. Small creeks, often reduced to trickles by the dry seasons, meander through the landscape, their banks lined with tenacious scrub and the occasional, surprisingly vibrant splash of colour from a hardy wildflower.
The story of Greenlake is deeply entwined with the pastoral leases that first opened up this country, vast sheep and cattle stations that, over generations, shaped the very character of the locality. While grazing still forms the backbone of the local economy, the land has also yielded its secrets in the form of coal, with mining operations providing steady employment and a distinct, industrial hum that contrasts with the quietude of the surrounding paddocks. The town itself, a modest collection of buildings clustered around a main street, serves as a vital hub for the scattered homesteads and mining camps, its general store and pub acting as informal centres of news and community life. The colour of the sky above Greenlake, particularly as dusk begins to settle, can be breathtaking, a vast canvas of deepening blues and purples streaked with fiery oranges and soft pinks, a daily spectacle that never fails to draw the eye.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Greenlake, 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 Greenlake, in the Livingstone Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Greenlake includes the postcode (4703), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Livingstone Shire), 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 Greenlake 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. |