Hebel, 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 Hebel, in the Balonne Shire local government area.
| Locality | Hebel |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Balonne Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -28.88142 |
| Longitude | 147.51112 |
| Population | 53 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 1697.1 km² |
| Elevation | 153 m |
| Postcode | 4486 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 563 km west-southwest |
Hebel is a locality in the Balonne Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 53. The locality covers an area of 1697.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 153 m above sea level. It lies approximately 563 km west-southwest of Brisbane. Hebel is located at 28.8814°S, 147.5111°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4486. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Hebel lies under a sky that stretches the colour of bleached bone in the midday sun, a vast expanse broken only by the occasional, stoic silhouette of a mulga tree. It lies 392.6 km north-north-west of Dubbo, NSW (from Dubbo, NSW: bearing 344°T), and is situated 64.3 km north-west of Lightning Ridge. The land itself is a study in patient endurance, a pale ochre dust that seems to hold the heat of ages, stretching out in flat plains that hint at the distant, hazy undulations of the country beyond. The air here carries a dry, whispering quality, a constant murmur of wind that rustles through sparse, hardy grasses and stirs the fine grit that settles on everything. Even the light feels different, a sharp, clear brilliance that etches every detail of the landscape with an almost painful clarity, softening only as the day begins its slow, deliberate descent.
The story of Hebel is one of resilience, etched into the very soil by generations of those who have sought to coax a living from this arid land. Once a bustling service centre for a thriving pastoral industry, the echoes of that busier past can still be felt in the quiet streets and the weathered facades of buildings that stand as silent witnesses. The economy today, while still tied to the land through sheep and cattle grazing, finds a new pulse in the steady flow of travellers passing through, drawn by the raw, untamed beauty of the surrounding country. There is a distinct character to Hebel, a sense of self-sufficiency born from isolation, a place where the silence is as profound as the sky, and where the enduring spirit of the outback is palpable in the very air you breathe.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Hebel, 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 Hebel, in the Balonne Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Hebel includes the postcode (4486), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Balonne Shire), 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 Hebel 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. |