Explore Nelly Bay, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Nelly Bay, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Nelly Bay, Queensland, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Nelly Bay and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Nelly Bay.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Nelly Bay |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Townsville City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -19.15617 |
| Longitude | 146.84799 |
| Population | 1,661 |
| Density | 356.4 /km² |
| Area | 4.7 km² |
| Elevation | 13 m |
| Postcode | 4819 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1119 km northwest |
Nelly Bay is a locality in the Townsville City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,661. The locality covers an area of 4.7 km², giving a population density of about 356.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 13 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1119 km northwest of Brisbane. Nelly Bay is located at 19.1562°S, 146.8480°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4819. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Nelly Bay unfurls along a curve of sapphire water, its sandy shores kissed by the warm breath of the Coral Sea. It lies 12.0 km north-north-east of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 17°T), and is situated 11.0 km north-north-east of North Ward. The land rises gently behind the beach, a rugged embrace of native scrub and scattered ironwood, its colours shifting from the dusty ochre of the earth to the deep greens of tenacious vegetation under the broad Queensland sky. The air here carries a perpetual tang of salt, mingled with the sweet, dry perfume of sun-baked eucalyptus, a scent that clings to everything, from the weathered timber of the foreshore to the skin of the traveller. Small, colourful boats bob in the sheltered harbour, their masts like delicate needles against the vast expanse of blue, hinting at a life lived in close communion with the sea’s ebb and flow.
This particular stretch of coastline, a jewel within the wider archipelago, has long been a place of passage and sustenance, its history whispered on the trade winds. For generations, it was a vital hub for those who navigated these waters, a place to replenish and trade. Today, Nelly Bay’s economy thrives on the bounty of the ocean and the allure of its natural beauty, with fishing fleets still returning with their glistening catches and a steady stream of visitors drawn to its tranquil bays and vibrant marine life. The very soil here seems to hum with the quiet industry of the sea and the sun, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the tides and the generous warmth of the tropics, a gentle reminder of the enduring connection between people and this luminous corner of the coast.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Nelly Bay, 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 Nelly Bay, in the Townsville City local government area.
Detailed location data for Nelly Bay includes the postcode (4819), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Townsville City), 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Nelly Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |