Laura, 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 Laura, in the Cook Shire local government area.
| Locality | Laura |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cook Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -15.44925 |
| Longitude | 144.07525 |
| Population | 520 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 7758.6 km² |
| Elevation | 127 m |
| Postcode | 4892 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1625 km northwest |
Laura is a locality in the Cook Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 520. The locality covers an area of 7758.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 127 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1625 km northwest of Brisbane. Laura is located at 15.4492°S, 144.0753°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4892. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Laura sprawls across a landscape of gentle plains, where the rust-red earth breathes under a sky that can shift from the bleached white of midday to the bruised lavender of approaching twilight. It lies 512.1 km north-north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 326°T), and is situated 89.1 km west of Cooktown. The air here is thick with the scent of dry grasses and the distant, sweet perfume of eucalyptus, a balm carried on a breeze that whispers secrets of the vast, open country. Scattered trees, hardy survivors of the sun's relentless gaze, punctuate the horizon, their forms stark and elegant against the immense canvas of the sky, and the very silence seems to hum with the life of the unseen creatures that share this sun-drenched domain.
Laura’s story is etched into the earth through the toil of generations, a narrative woven with the threads of cattle grazing and the resilient spirit of those who sought a life in this rugged corner of Queensland. The local economy, still tethered to the land, pulses with the rhythm of the livestock industry, the occasional bellow of a bull a familiar sound in the broad, sweeping paddocks. History here is not confined to museums but lives in the weathered timber of the few buildings that mark the centre, each plank a testament to the challenges and triumphs of pioneers who carved their existence from this ancient soil, and the lingering echoes of their endeavours can be felt in the very dust that settles upon the roads.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Laura, 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 Laura, in the Cook Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Laura includes the postcode (4892), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cook Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very 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 Laura 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. |