New Chum, 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 New Chum, in the Ipswich City local government area.
| Locality | New Chum |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Ipswich City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -27.6173 |
| Longitude | 152.835 |
| Area | 6.0 km² |
| Elevation | 60 m |
| Postcode | 4303 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 25 km southwest |
New Chum is a locality in the Ipswich City local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 6.0 km². It sits at an elevation of around 60 m above sea level. It lies approximately 25 km southwest of Brisbane. New Chum is located at 27.6173°S, 152.8350°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4303.
New Chum sits where the land begins its gentle, upward tilt towards the distant Great Dividing Range, a landscape painted in broad strokes of ochre earth and an endless sky. It lies 12.9 km west of Forest Lake, QLD (from Forest Lake, QLD: bearing 271°T), and is situated 4.3 km north-north-west of Redbank Plains. The surrounding terrain, a mosaic of rolling hills and broad gullies, speaks of the steady work of water over millennia, carving shallow valleys that cradle pockets of eucalypt woodland. Here, the air carries the dry, dusty scent of sun-baked grass in the warmer months, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, benevolent shadows that stretch across the paddocks, imbuing the scene with a quiet, enduring beauty. The scattered homesteads, barely visible from afar, seem to exhale a collective sigh of contentment into the vastness.
The story of New Chum is one of hardy beginnings, intrinsically linked to the agricultural pursuits that have shaped its character for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established a thriving farming community, their efforts etched into the very patterns of the land, with crops of grain and grazing livestock defining the local economy. While the agricultural pulse remains strong, a subtle shift has occurred, with a growing appreciation for the area’s natural charm drawing a different kind of traveller, one seeking respite from the urban clamour. This quiet evolution has imbued New Chum with a character that is both grounded in its past and open to the gentle unfolding of its future, a place where the echoes of history mingle with the present-day hum of rural life.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of New Chum, 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 New Chum, in the Ipswich City local government area.
Detailed location data for New Chum includes the postcode (4303), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Ipswich City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 New Chum 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. |