Explore Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Noosa Heads, 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 Noosa Heads, 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 Noosa Heads 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 Noosa Heads.
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 | Noosa Heads |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Noosa Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -26.40013 |
| Longitude | 153.09106 |
| Population | 7,041 |
| Density | 540.4 /km² |
| Area | 13.0 km² |
| Elevation | 47 m |
| Postcode | 4567 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 119 km north |
Noosa Heads is a locality in the Noosa Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 7,041. The locality covers an area of 13.0 km², giving a population density of about 540.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 47 m above sea level. It lies approximately 119 km north of Brisbane. Noosa Heads is located at 26.4001°S, 153.0911°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4567.
Noosa Heads unfurls along a dramatic coastline where the hinterland’s verdant embrace meets the Pacific’s restless shimmer. It lies 32.1 km north of Buderim, QLD (from Buderim, QLD: bearing 4°T), and is situated 7.5 km east of Tewantin. Towering eucalypts, their rough bark a testament to sun and rain, stand sentinel over a landscape of gentle undulations that spill towards impossibly blue waters. The air here carries a perpetual tang of salt, a constant reminder of the ocean’s proximity, mingling with the sweet, resinous scent of the native bush. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a liquid quality, gilding the golden sands and burnishing the leaves of the pandanus palms that fringe the shore, creating a scene of almost unreal beauty.
This celebrated stretch of Queensland coast has a history as rich as its natural bounty, a story shaped by Indigenous custodians and later by settlers drawn to its fertile lands and abundant marine life. The local economy, once reliant on timber and small-scale farming, has gracefully evolved, with tourism now the dominant current, drawing visitors from across the globe to its pristine beaches and the protected wilderness of the national park. The iconic Main Beach, a curve of sun-drenched sand, is the beating heart of Noosa Heads, a place where the rhythm of the day is set by the ebb and flow of the tide and the cheerful chatter of beachgoers. Further inland, the tranquil Noosa River offers a different kind of allure, its calm waters reflecting the surrounding subtropical foliage, a haven for kayakers and those seeking a more serene encounter with nature.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Noosa Heads, 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 Noosa Heads, in the Noosa Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Noosa Heads includes the postcode (4567), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Noosa Shire), 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.
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 Noosa Heads 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. |