Gunpowder, 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 Gunpowder, in the Mount Isa City local government area.
| Locality | Gunpowder |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mount Isa City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -19.79265 |
| Longitude | 139.25628 |
| Population | 61 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 7793.2 km² |
| Elevation | 232 m |
| Postcode | 4825 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1640 km west-northwest |
Gunpowder is a locality in the Mount Isa City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 61. The locality covers an area of 7793.2 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 232 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1640 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Gunpowder is located at 19.7926°S, 139.2563°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4825. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Gunpowder sprawls across a stark, ancient landscape, where rust-red earth bleeds into the bruised purple of distant mesas. It lies 704.8 km north-east of Alice Springs, NT (from Alice Springs, NT: bearing 53°T), and is situated 79.6 km north-north-west of Mount Isa. The air here hangs thick and dry, carrying the scent of sun-baked spinifex and the faint, metallic tang of the earth’s deep secrets. Craggy hills, weathered by millennia of wind and sun, rise like sleeping giants, their slopes dusted with tenacious scrub and the occasional hardy acacia, their branches reaching out like skeletal fingers against the vast, pale blue sky. In the hushed stillness of late afternoon, the shadows lengthen dramatically, painting the terrain in shades of ochre and umber, a silent testament to the raw, untamed beauty of this country.
The story of Gunpowder is etched into its very foundations, a narrative woven from the relentless pursuit of mineral wealth. This is a place born of the pickaxe and the dynamite, where the echoes of arduous labour still resonate beneath the surface. For generations, the lifeblood of Gunpowder has been the relentless extraction of precious metals, a demanding industry that has shaped its character and its people. The town itself, a collection of sturdy buildings that seem to have grown organically from the earth, bears the indelible mark of this heritage, a practical, no-nonsense spirit that prioritises resilience and hard work. Visitors often remark on the stark contrast between the intense, almost brutal, environment and the genuine warmth of its inhabitants, a testament to the enduring human spirit that thrives even in the most unforgiving of settings.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Gunpowder, 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 Gunpowder, in the Mount Isa City local government area.
Detailed location data for Gunpowder includes the postcode (4825), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mount Isa City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very 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 Gunpowder 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. |