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| Locality | Howard |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Fraser Coast Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -25.33832 |
| Longitude | 152.53641 |
| Population | 1,332 |
| Density | 29.0 /km² |
| Area | 45.9 km² |
| Elevation | 18 m |
| Postcode | 4659 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 242 km north-northwest |
Howard is a locality in the Fraser Coast Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,332. The locality covers an area of 45.9 km², giving a population density of about 29.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 18 m above sea level. It lies approximately 242 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Howard is located at 25.3383°S, 152.5364°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4659. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Howard rests on a gentle rise, a place where the coastal plain begins its slow conversation with the hinterland. It lies 26.1 km north-west of Maryborough, QLD (from Maryborough, QLD: bearing 323°T), and is situated 4.3 km west-north-west of Torbanlea. The air here carries a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and eucalypt, a prelude to the more humid breath of the nearby Mary River. Fields of sugarcane, emerald green in the growing season, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the occasional cluster of low-slung houses and the utilitarian grey of farm sheds. The sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, softens the edges of everything, casting long shadows from the scattered acacia and melaleuca trees that line the quiet roads.
This is a locality shaped by the bounty of the land and the persistence of those who worked it. For generations, sugarcane cultivation has been the lifeblood of Howard, its sweet stalks a visible testament to the region's fertile soil and reliable rainfall. Echoes of an earlier era, when timber mills hummed and drew sustenance from the surrounding forests, can still be felt in the sturdy character of the older buildings. The proximity to the broader Fraser Coast region means a connection to the bustling tourism of nearby islands, yet Howard itself maintains a distinct, unhurried pace, a place where neighbours still greet each other by name and the rhythm of the day is dictated by the sun and the seasons rather than the clock.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Howard, Queensland. 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 Howard, in the Fraser Coast Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Howard includes the postcode (4659), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Fraser Coast Regional), 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 Howard is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | August 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. |