Jerona, 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 Jerona, in the Burdekin Shire local government area.
| Locality | Jerona |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Burdekin Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -19.45821 |
| Longitude | 147.22165 |
| Population | 46 |
| Density | 0.4 /km² |
| Area | 115.7 km² |
| Elevation | 5 m |
| Postcode | 4809 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1069 km northwest |
Jerona is a locality in the Burdekin Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 46. The locality covers an area of 115.7 km², giving a population density of about 0.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 5 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1069 km northwest of Brisbane. Jerona is located at 19.4582°S, 147.2217°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4809. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Jerona lies low under a sky that can turn from the palest blue to the bruised purple of a coming storm in the space of an hour. It lies 48.0 km east-south-east of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 117°T), and is situated 22.4 km west-north-west of Ayr. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, a vast expanse where the Queensland sun bakes the earth into a cracked mosaic. Wide, flat plains stretch towards a horizon that seems to blur into the shimmering heat haze, interrupted only by the occasional hardy scrub or the distant, patient shapes of grazing cattle. The air, when the wind stirs, carries the dry, dusty scent of sun-bleached grass and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. Even in the quietest moments, there is a sense of immense, open space, a feeling of being at the edge of something ancient and enduring.
The story of Jerona is written in the dust of its unpaved roads and the weathered timbers of its few remaining buildings. It was a place carved out of necessity, a stopping point for those who followed the promise of the land, a hub for the cattle and sheep that still roam these wide paddocks. The local economy, a resilient thread woven through the years, still leans heavily on agriculture, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the pulse of daily life. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Jerona, but rather a quiet dignity, a sense of continuity in the way the land is worked and the community endures. The faint echo of its past can still be heard in the creak of a gate or the distant lowing of a herd, a subtle reminder of the generations who have called this place home.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Jerona, 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 Jerona, in the Burdekin Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Jerona includes the postcode (4809), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Burdekin Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Jerona 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. |