Owens Creek, 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 Owens Creek, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
| Locality | Owens Creek |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mackay Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -21.10052 |
| Longitude | 148.70575 |
| Population | 147 |
| Density | 3.5 /km² |
| Area | 41.8 km² |
| Elevation | 96 m |
| Postcode | 4741 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 832 km north-northwest |
Owens Creek is a locality in the Mackay Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 147. The locality covers an area of 41.8 km², giving a population density of about 3.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 96 m above sea level. It lies approximately 832 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Owens Creek is located at 21.1005°S, 148.7057°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4741. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Owens Creek meanders through a landscape that breathes with the quiet tenacity of the tropics, a place where the air hangs heavy and warm, carrying the scent of damp earth and unseen blossoms. It lies 50.0 km west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 275°T), and is situated 10.2 km east-north-east of Finch Hatton. The terrain here is a gentle descent, a subtle incline towards the larger waterways, punctuated by the hardy shapes of native grasses and scattered pockets of dense scrub. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, paints the land in broad strokes of ochre and emerald, the colours softening and deepening as the day wears on. The very texture of the soil feels ancient, a rich, dark loam that yields to the touch, hinting at the life it sustains.
Historically, the fortunes of Owens Creek have been tied to the land's bounty, a story whispered in the rustle of sugarcane leaves and the faint scent of molasses that sometimes drifts on the breeze. This region, part of the broader agricultural heartland surrounding the established centres of the coast, has long been a producer, its economy shaped by the cultivation of crops that thrive in the generous rainfall. The character of Owens Creek is one of quiet industry, a place where generations have worked the soil, their lives moving to the steady, predictable rhythm of the seasons. There's a groundedness here, a sense of continuity that is palpable in the unhurried way people move and the enduring presence of families who have called this place home for decades.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Owens Creek, 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 Owens Creek, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Owens Creek includes the postcode (4741), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mackay Regional), 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 Owens Creek 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. |