Mount Colliery, 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 Colliery, in the Southern Downs Regional local government area.
| Locality | Mount Colliery |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Southern Downs Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.2592 |
| Longitude | 152.34798 |
| Population | 110 |
| Density | 1.0 /km² |
| Area | 107.6 km² |
| Elevation | 1041 m |
| Postcode | 4370 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 110 km southwest |
Mount Colliery is a locality in the Southern Downs Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 110. The locality covers an area of 107.6 km², giving a population density of about 1.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1041 m above sea level. It lies approximately 110 km southwest of Brisbane. Mount Colliery is located at 28.2592°S, 152.3480°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4370. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Mount Colliery rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley where the ancient, weathered ranges of the Southern Downs begin to soften. It lies 87.0 km south-south-east of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 153°T), and is situated 11.0 km north-north-east of Killarney. The land here is a mosaic of ochre earth, emerald pastures, and the deep green of scattered eucalypts, their leaves catching the sunlight like a million tiny coins. The air, particularly as the day begins to cool, carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked grass and the faint, dusty perfume of distant cattle. Here and there, outcrops of grey rock, worn smooth by millennia of wind and rain, punctuate the landscape, hinting at the geological forces that shaped this place. It is a country that feels both enduring and subtly alive, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast, unbroken canvas of cerulean.
The history of Mount Colliery is deeply entwined with the rich seams of coal that once sustained its early prosperity. The ghosts of miners, their faces etched with the grime of the earth, seem to linger in the quiet spaces between the present-day farms and grazing properties that now dominate the region. The local economy, once powered by the deep rumble of mining operations, has shifted towards the gentler pursuits of agriculture and livestock. Cattle, their hides shimmering in the heat, graze on the rolling hills, and the occasional vineyard, a newer addition to the landscape, speaks of a diversification that embraces the region’s fertile soil and favourable climate. Mount Colliery’s character is one of quiet resilience, a place that has adapted and endured, its past a solid foundation upon which its present is built, the echo of industry softened by the persistent hum of rural life.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mount Colliery, 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 Colliery, in the Southern Downs Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Mount Colliery includes the postcode (4370), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Southern Downs 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 Colliery 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. |