Jackson North, 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 Jackson North, in the Maranoa Regional local government area.
| Locality | Jackson North |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Maranoa Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -26.4678 |
| Longitude | 149.64384 |
| Population | 70 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 646.6 km² |
| Elevation | 341 m |
| Postcode | 4426 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 353 km west-northwest |
Jackson North is a locality in the Maranoa Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 70. The locality covers an area of 646.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 341 m above sea level. It lies approximately 353 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Jackson North is located at 26.4678°S, 149.6438°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4426. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Jackson North unfolds as a landscape of tawny earth and wide, sweeping skies, where the horizon seems to hold its breath under the vast Queensland sun. It lies 258.8 km west-north-west of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 297°T), and is situated 58.3 km west-north-west of Miles. The terrain here is a study in subtle undulations, a gentle rise and fall of land that supports tenacious grasses and hardy shrubs, their colours shifting from dusty ochre to faded olive with the changing seasons. The air itself carries a dry warmth, a scent of sun-baked soil and distant eucalypts, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind through the sparse vegetation or the sharp cry of a passing bird. Even the shadows cast by the scattered trees seem to possess a certain weight, deepening the sense of open, untamed space.
The story of Jackson North is etched into the very rhythm of its pastoral heritage. For generations, this land has sustained sheep and cattle, the woolsheds and stockyards standing as quiet testaments to lives lived close to the earth. The local economy, though diversified now with the promise of resource extraction, still hums with the legacy of the land, the distant rumble of trucks a modern counterpoint to the bleating of sheep. There's a groundedness to Jackson North, a sense of enduring resilience born from the challenges and rewards of wresting a living from this sometimes unforgiving, yet always beautiful, country. The quality of the light at dusk, a slow bleed of rose and gold across the western sky, seems to wrap the entire locality in a final, hushed benediction before the stars prick through the deepening indigo.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Jackson North, 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 Jackson North, in the Maranoa Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Jackson North includes the postcode (4426), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Maranoa Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 Jackson North 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. |