Explore Knapp Creek, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Knapp Creek, 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 Knapp Creek, 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 Knapp Creek 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 Knapp Creek.
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 | Knapp Creek |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Scenic Rim Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.12663 |
| Longitude | 152.81089 |
| Area | 84.7 km² |
| Postcode | 4285 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 76 km south-southwest |
Knapp Creek is a locality in the Scenic Rim Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 84.7 km². It lies approximately 76 km south-southwest of Brisbane. Knapp Creek is located at 28.1266°S, 152.8109°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4285. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Knapp Creek unfolds across a landscape of undulating hills, where the air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and eucalypt. It lies 54.4 km west-south-west of Upper Coomera, QLD (from Upper Coomera, QLD: bearing 239°T), and is situated 5.9 km south of Kooralbyn. The land here is a patchwork of deep green pastures and the warmer, ochre tones of drier tussock, crisscrossed by the winding, silvery threads of the creek itself. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present haze, casts long, softened shadows that stretch and shift across the terrain, giving the rolling country a sense of gentle, persistent movement. The character of Knapp Creek is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the sky, vast and often dramatically coloured, provides a constant, silent backdrop.
The history of Knapp Creek is deeply entwined with the agricultural pursuits that have shaped this region. For generations, this fertile ground has supported grazing, with cattle and sheep dotting the paddocks, their presence a testament to the enduring pastoral economy. The creek, a vital artery, has always been central to life here, providing water not just for livestock but for the sustenance of the land itself. While not a place of grand historical monuments, the echoes of earlier times can be felt in the weathered fences and the quiet dignity of the older farmhouses, remnants of a simpler, more arduous existence. The local economy, while still rooted in agriculture, has seen a subtle diversification, with a growing appreciation for the natural beauty of Knapp Creek drawing a quiet trickle of travellers seeking a respite from more hurried locales.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Knapp Creek, 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 Knapp Creek, in the Scenic Rim Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Knapp Creek includes the postcode (4285), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Scenic Rim 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.
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 Knapp Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 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. |