Explore Kooralbyn, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kooralbyn, 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 Kooralbyn, 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 Kooralbyn 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 Kooralbyn.
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 | Kooralbyn |
| 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 | -28.07428 |
| Longitude | 152.82046 |
| Population | 1,707 |
| Density | 19.5 /km² |
| Area | 87.4 km² |
| Elevation | 117 m |
| Postcode | 4285 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 70 km south-southwest |
Kooralbyn is a locality in the Scenic Rim Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,707. The locality covers an area of 87.4 km², giving a population density of about 19.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 117 m above sea level. It lies approximately 70 km south-southwest of Brisbane. Kooralbyn is located at 28.0743°S, 152.8205°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.
Kooralbyn unfolds across rolling country, a landscape defined by the gentle sculpting of the McPherson Range to the east and the broader sweep of the Scenic Rim. It lies 50.8 km west-south-west of Upper Coomera, QLD (from Upper Coomera, QLD: bearing 245°T), and is situated 20.2 km west-south-west of Beaudesert. Here, the earth itself seems to breathe, exhaling the scent of eucalyptus and damp soil after a summer shower. The air, especially in the hushed hours of dawn, carries a crispness that hints at the elevation, a cool caress that dispels the lingering warmth of the Queensland sun. Fields of emerald pasture, punctuated by the darker greens of scattered timber, stretch towards horizons softened by a perpetual haze, creating a sense of generous, open space. The character of Kooralbyn is etched in this terrain, a place where the land dictates the pace of life, a quiet resilience in the face of changing seasons.
The story of Kooralbyn is one of agricultural ambition and a later pivot towards leisure and residential development, a transformation evident in its evolving landscape. Once a significant centre for beef cattle grazing, the rich volcanic soils also lent themselves to other pursuits, and the echoes of those working farms can still be glimpsed in the weathered fences and the occasional sprawling homestead. The vision for Kooralbyn included a championship golf course, which became a focal point and drew a particular kind of visitor and resident, shaping the local economy around hospitality and tourism. This shift has infused the area with a blend of the pastoral and the aspirational, a place where the quiet hum of rural life now mingles with the gentle murmur of weekenders and permanent residents drawn to the natural beauty and the promise of a more tranquil existence. The quality of the light here, particularly as the sun dips below the western ridges, casts a warm, golden hue over everything, lending a painterly quality to the already picturesque surroundings.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Kooralbyn, 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 Kooralbyn, in the Scenic Rim Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Kooralbyn 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 Kooralbyn 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. |