Highbury, 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 Highbury, in the Mareeba Shire local government area.
| Locality | Highbury |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mareeba Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -16.32777 |
| Longitude | 143.00408 |
| Area | 2168.5 km² |
| Postcode | 4892 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1612 km northwest |
Highbury is a locality in the Mareeba Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 2168.5 km². It lies approximately 1612 km northwest of Brisbane. Highbury is located at 16.3278°S, 143.0041°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4892. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Highbury unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the gentle, rolling hills that define the Atherton Tablelands. It lies 513.7 km north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 310°T), and is situated 150.6 km south-west of Laura. The air here carries a subtle humidity, a promise of the tropical north, even as the wide, pale sky stretches endlessly above. Patches of emerald green, the cultivated fields and pastures, punctuate the ochre and rust tones of the drier earth, and the occasional glint of sunlight on a distant waterhole hints at the lifeblood of this country. It’s a place where the horizon feels both vast and intimate, where the wind whispers through the taller grasses and the occasional call of a bird is the loudest sound to break the quietude.
The story of Highbury is written in the rich, volcanic soil that has sustained generations of farmers. This fertile ground, a legacy of ancient geological activity, became the bedrock of the district's economy, primarily supporting dairy herds and the cultivation of tropical fruits and vegetables. The rhythm of Highbury is dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land, a steady pulse of planting, tending, and harvesting. While its origins are rooted in agriculture, there's a quiet resilience here, a knowledge passed down through families who have worked this earth, their lives interwoven with the cycles of growth and abundance.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Highbury, 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 Highbury, in the Mareeba Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Highbury includes the postcode (4892), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mareeba 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 Highbury 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. |