Miva, 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 Miva, in the Gympie Regional local government area.
| Locality | Miva |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Gympie Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -25.94975 |
| Longitude | 152.46378 |
| Population | 52 |
| Density | 0.8 /km² |
| Area | 68.4 km² |
| Elevation | 31 m |
| Postcode | 4570 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 178 km north-northwest |
Miva is a locality in the Gympie Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 52. The locality covers an area of 68.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 31 m above sea level. It lies approximately 178 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Miva is located at 25.9498°S, 152.4638°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4570. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Miva rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and time. It lies 32.6 km north-west of Gympie, QLD (from Gympie, QLD: bearing 323°T), and is situated 19.2 km north-west of Curra. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of grazing land and pockets of native bush, define the horizon, their muted greens and ochres softened by the Queensland sun. The air here carries the dry, earthy scent of sun-baked soil, punctuated by the sweet, sharp fragrance of eucalyptus that drifts from the scattered trees. Creeks, often mere trickles in the drier months, carve shallow, sandy beds through the terrain, their banks edged with hardy grasses and the occasional hardy acacia. The silence is profound, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the whir of unseen insects, a quiet testament to the vastness of the country surrounding Miva.
Historically, Miva’s story is entwined with the pastoral industry that continues to sustain it. Large cattle stations, some stretching for kilometres, have long been the backbone of the local economy, their livelihoods dependent on the cyclical patterns of rain and pasture. The land here, though appearing gentle, demands a deep understanding of its rhythms, a knowledge passed down through generations of graziers who have worked these same paddocks. Evidence of earlier lives can sometimes be glimpsed in the weathered fence posts and the faint tracks that crisscross the bush, remnants of a time when horses and hard labour shaped the landscape. While not a hub of bustling activity, Miva offers a sense of enduring connection to the land, a place where the simple act of watching the light change across the hills can feel like an event in itself.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Miva, 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 Miva, in the Gympie Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Miva includes the postcode (4570), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Gympie 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.
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 Miva 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. |