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| Locality | Mornington |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mount Isa City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -20.73445 |
| Longitude | 139.49612 |
| Population | 1,985 |
| Density | 1965.3 /km² |
| Area | 1.0 km² |
| Elevation | 358 m |
| Postcode | 4825 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1563 km west-northwest |
Mornington is a locality in the Mount Isa City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,985. The locality covers an area of 1.0 km², giving a population density of about 1965.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 358 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1563 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Mornington is located at 20.7344°S, 139.4961°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4825. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Mornington breathes the dry, dusty air of the Queensland interior, a place where the earth’s ochre hues bleed into a sky that seems impossibly vast. It lies 665.3 km east-north-east of Alice Springs, NT (from Alice Springs, NT: bearing 61°T), and is situated 1.0 km south-south-east of Mount Isa City. Low-slung buildings huddle together against the relentless sun, their corrugated iron roofs catching the light with a dull gleam. Sparse, hardy vegetation, resilient to the heat, dots the landscape – spiky spinifex and tenacious acacia trees clinging to the ruddy soil. The horizon is a clean, sharp line, broken only by the occasional distant mesa or the faint suggestion of a dry creek bed snaking across the parched terrain. Even the wind, when it stirs, carries the grit of the land, a constant reminder of the elemental forces at play.
The story of Mornington is inextricably linked to the earth’s hidden riches. This is a land shaped by the tireless pursuit of minerals, a heritage etched into the very character of the place. While agriculture and grazing have long been part of the local economy, it is the deep veins of ore that have truly defined Mornington’s pulse. The echoes of prospectors and mining ventures linger in the air, a subtle hum beneath the everyday rhythm of life. The local shops and services cater to a population accustomed to the demands of this environment, offering practical solutions and a quiet camaraderie forged in shared experience. There’s a certain stoicism here, a resilience born of living in a landscape that demands respect, and a quiet pride in the enduring spirit of Mornington.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Mornington, 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 Mornington, in the Mount Isa City local government area.
Detailed location data for Mornington includes the postcode (4825), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mount Isa City), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 Mornington is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |