Palm Grove, 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 Palm Grove, in the Whitsunday Regional local government area.
| Locality | Palm Grove |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Whitsunday Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -20.39312 |
| Longitude | 148.69967 |
| Population | 90 |
| Density | 3.6 /km² |
| Area | 24.9 km² |
| Elevation | 20 m |
| Postcode | 4800 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 901 km north-northwest |
Palm Grove is a locality in the Whitsunday Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 90. The locality covers an area of 24.9 km², giving a population density of about 3.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 20 m above sea level. It lies approximately 901 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Palm Grove is located at 20.3931°S, 148.6997°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4800. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Palm Grove breathes the humid, sweet air of the tropics, a place where the land softens into a gentle sprawl of coastal plain before meeting the distant, hazy blue of the Coral Sea. It lies 97.5 km north-north-west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 329°T), and is situated 12.4 km south of Cannonvale. The character of Palm Grove is one of quiet resilience, a landscape of scattered homesteads and verdant paddocks where the sun, even in its waning hours, casts a warm, golden hue across the broad-leafed vegetation. Here, the earth itself seems to hold a certain languid patience, a quality reflected in the slow drift of clouds and the unfurling fronds of the ubiquitous palms that give the locality its name. The air carries a subtle, earthy scent, overlaid with the faint, briny tang of the ocean, a constant reminder of its proximity to the vast marine expanse.
The history of Palm Grove is intrinsically linked to the agricultural endeavours that have shaped its character, particularly the cultivation of sugarcane, a crop that still dictates much of the local economy and colours the landscape with its broad, emerald fields. This agrarian legacy is visible in the weathered sheds and the sturdy, functional architecture that characterises the scattered settlements. Travellers passing through Palm Grove might notice the subtle shift in the land's texture, from the richer soils near the coast to the more open grazing country further inland, a testament to the diverse, yet interconnected, economic activities. The spirit of Palm Grove is one of pragmatic optimism, a reflection of a community that has long relied on the bounty of the land and the strength of its neighbours, a quiet continuity in the face of changing times.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Palm Grove, 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 Palm Grove, in the Whitsunday Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Palm Grove includes the postcode (4800), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Whitsunday 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 Palm Grove 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. |