Ottaba, 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 Ottaba, in the Somerset Regional local government area.
| Locality | Ottaba |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Somerset Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -27.15075 |
| Longitude | 152.38416 |
| Population | 51 |
| Density | 2.9 /km² |
| Area | 17.9 km² |
| Elevation | 161 m |
| Postcode | 4313 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 73 km west-northwest |
Ottaba is a locality in the Somerset Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 51. The locality covers an area of 17.9 km², giving a population density of about 2.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 161 m above sea level. It lies approximately 73 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Ottaba is located at 27.1507°S, 152.3842°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4313. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Ottaba lies cradled by the rolling foothills that gently descend from the Great Dividing Range, where the Queensland sun paints the landscape in hues of ochre and dusty emerald. It lies 53.6 km west of Narangba, QLD (from Narangba, QLD: bearing 274°T), and is situated 12.5 km north-north-west of Esk. The air here carries the dry, sweet scent of eucalyptus and the faint, earthy perfume of sun-baked soil, a fragrance that clings to the sparse, hardy grasses and the scattered stands of ironbark and gum trees. The terrain is a study in subtle contours, a landscape that seems to sigh rather than roar, its quiet beauty revealed in the way the light catches the weathered bark of ancient trees and in the distant, hazy blue of the Dividing Range. Here, the land itself feels like a patient observer, its contours shaped by time and the slow, persistent work of water.
This is a country that has long been shaped by the land's bounty, its economy historically tethered to the rich, dark soil that yields crops of grain and fodder. Farmers, their faces etched by years under the Queensland sky, still work these paddocks, the hum of machinery a familiar sound that punctuates the otherwise quiet days. While cattle grazing has always been a part of Ottaba’s story, the subtle shift towards viticulture in neighbouring districts has begun to cast a gentle influence, hinting at new possibilities for this resilient place. The history of Ottaba is not one of grand pronouncements, but of quiet persistence, of families who have worked the land and built a life from its generous, if demanding, embrace.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Ottaba, 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 Ottaba, in the Somerset Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Ottaba includes the postcode (4313), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Somerset Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Ottaba 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. |