Explore Karragarra Island, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Karragarra Island, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Karragarra Island, Queensland, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Karragarra Island and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Karragarra Island.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Karragarra Island |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Redland City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -27.63953 |
| Longitude | 153.37276 |
| Population | 197 |
| Density | 81.4 /km² |
| Area | 2.4 km² |
| Elevation | 14 m |
| Postcode | 4184 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 39 km east-southeast |
Karragarra Island is a locality in the Redland City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 197. The locality covers an area of 2.4 km², giving a population density of about 81.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 14 m above sea level. It lies approximately 39 km east-southeast of Brisbane. Karragarra Island is located at 27.6395°S, 153.3728°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4184. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Karragarra Island rises from the shimmering waters of Moreton Bay, a low-lying jewel defined by its sandy shores and the rustling whisper of coastal scrub. It lies 27.9 km north-north-east of Upper Coomera, QLD (from Upper Coomera, QLD: bearing 17°T), and is situated 9.4 km south-east of Victoria Point. Its landscape is a subtle mosaic of heath, low woodland, and sheltered coves, where the air carries the briny tang of the sea and the sweet perfume of native blossoms. The gentle slope towards the water's edge, punctuated by the bleached skeletons of driftwood and the occasional scatter of oyster shells, speaks of a quiet habitation, a place where the land and sea exist in a constant, peaceful dialogue. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, seems to thicken, casting long, languid shadows that paint the sandy tracks with a warm, golden hue, and the very stillness of the island seems to hum with the slow, deep breath of the ocean.
The story of Karragarra Island is one of quiet persistence, an echo of early European settlement and the enduring connection of Indigenous peoples to these shores. For a time, it was a place of modest farming and fishing, its sustenance drawn from the fertile soil and the bountiful bay, a lifeblood that pulsed through the small, scattered dwellings. Today, while its economy leans towards the leisurely pace of tourism and the simple pleasures of island life, the island retains a distinct character, a sense of its own history etched not in grand monuments but in the weathered timber of old jetties and the enduring resilience of the native flora. Travellers seeking a respite from the mainland find on Karragarra Island a place where time seems to unfurl at its own unhurried rhythm, where the only demands are the ebb and flow of the tide and the call of a distant seabird.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Karragarra Island, 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 Karragarra Island, in the Redland City local government area.
Detailed location data for Karragarra Island includes the postcode (4184), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Redland City), 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Karragarra Island is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |