Mount Charlton, 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 Mount Charlton, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
| Locality | Mount Charlton |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mackay Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -20.99736 |
| Longitude | 148.7413 |
| Population | 152 |
| Density | 1.3 /km² |
| Area | 121.3 km² |
| Elevation | 64 m |
| Postcode | 4741 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 840 km north-northwest |
Mount Charlton is a locality in the Mackay Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 152. The locality covers an area of 121.3 km², giving a population density of about 1.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 64 m above sea level. It lies approximately 840 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Mount Charlton is located at 20.9974°S, 148.7413°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4741. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Mount Charlton rises from the Queensland landscape, a rounded, ancient sentinel cloaked in a tapestry of eucalyptus and scrub. It lies 48.8 km west-north-west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 289°T), and is situated 28.9 km north-west of Marian. Its slopes, softened by eons of rain and sun, descend into a patchwork of verdant pastures and the darker, wilder bushland that clings to its flanks. The air here carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth, a fragrance that mingles with the faint, damp breath of hidden gullies. Even from a distance, the mountain possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring presence against the vast, pale blue of the Australian sky.
This region, long a cradle for pastoral pursuits, has seen its fortunes shaped by the land and the hardy folk who have worked it. The economy of Mount Charlton has historically been intertwined with the grazing of cattle, the wide, unfenced paddocks stretching towards the horizon. Remnants of earlier ventures, perhaps forgotten homesteads or weathered fences, whisper of lives lived in close communion with the elements. The very soil seems to hold stories, a silent testament to generations of farmers and stockmen who navigated the subtle shifts in season and the unpredictable temper of the weather, their lives a steady, determined rhythm against the grander, geological timescale of the mountain itself.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mount Charlton, 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 Mount Charlton, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Mount Charlton includes the postcode (4741), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mackay Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Mount Charlton 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. |