Mowbray, 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 Mowbray, in the Douglas Shire local government area.
| Locality | Mowbray |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Douglas Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -16.59152 |
| Longitude | 145.47651 |
| Population | 624 |
| Density | 6.7 /km² |
| Area | 92.7 km² |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Postcode | 4877 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1437 km northwest |
Mowbray is a locality in the Douglas Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 624. The locality covers an area of 92.7 km², giving a population density of about 6.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 6 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1437 km northwest of Brisbane. Mowbray is located at 16.5915°S, 145.4765°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4877. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Mowbray breathes with the languid humidity of the tropics, a place where the very air feels thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant tang of the sea. It lies 328.7 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 334°T), and is situated 10.4 km south of Port Douglas. The land here, a fertile sweep of alluvial plains, rolls gently towards the shimmering coastline, its character defined by the generous embrace of the wet season and the sun-drenched clarity of the dry. Mowbray’s landscape is a tapestry of emerald pastures, punctuated by the darker, richer greens of sugarcane fields that stretch towards the horizon. The sky overhead is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often bruised with the dramatic build-up of storm clouds, or painted with the soft, diffused light of a tropical dawn that spills across the land like liquid gold.
The history of Mowbray is deeply intertwined with the rich, dark soil that has sustained its primary industries for generations. Sugarcane, a hardy and demanding crop, has been the lifeblood of this region, its cultivation shaping the very contours of the land and the rhythm of its people. This agricultural heritage is a quiet but persistent force, evident in the weathered machinery left at the edges of fields and the enduring scent of molasses that sometimes drifts on the breeze. Beyond the fields, a scattering of older buildings hints at a past that once pulsed with the fortunes of the sugar trade, and though the global market shifts, the spirit of resilience, born from generations of working the land, remains a distinctive feature of Mowbray's character.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mowbray, 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 Mowbray, in the Douglas Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Mowbray includes the postcode (4877), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Douglas Shire), 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 Mowbray 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. |