Explore Parkwood, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Parkwood, 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 Parkwood, 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 Parkwood 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 Parkwood.
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 | Parkwood |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Gold Coast City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -27.95473 |
| Longitude | 153.36567 |
| Population | 8,656 |
| Density | 1543.0 /km² |
| Area | 5.6 km² |
| Elevation | 28 m |
| Postcode | 4214 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 64 km south-southeast |
Parkwood is a locality in the Gold Coast City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 8,656. The locality covers an area of 5.6 km², giving a population density of about 1543.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 28 m above sea level. It lies approximately 64 km south-southeast of Brisbane. Parkwood is located at 27.9547°S, 153.3657°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4214.
Parkwood breathes a soft, green breath into the Gold Coast's northern reaches, a place where the coastal plain begins its gentle incline towards the hinterland. It lies 4.1 km west-north-west of Southport, QLD (from Southport, QLD: bearing 303°T), and is situated 7.5 km north-west of Surfers Paradise. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of flowering gum, mingling with the distant salt tang from the ocean. Broad, leafy avenues, lined with mature trees whose branches form dappled canopies, curve through residential streets, giving a sense of established calm. Beyond the manicured lawns and tidy fences, the land rises subtly, hinting at the rolling hills that lie further inland, the terrain a quiet invitation to explore rather than a dramatic pronouncement.
This locality, Parkwood, has seen a transformation from its agricultural roots, its history echoing in the names of streets that once marked sprawling farms. While the intensive farming of yesteryear has largely receded, replaced by a vibrant residential character, remnants of that past can still be felt, a quiet resilience in the land. The local economy now leans heavily on the service industries and the ever-present tourism that defines the broader region, drawing people to its proximity to the coast and the amenities of the city. Its distinctive character lies in this blend of suburban comfort and the lingering whisper of a more rural past, a place where the rhythm of everyday life feels unhurried, a gentle ebb and flow against the backdrop of Queensland's bright, enduring sun.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Parkwood, 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 Parkwood, in the Gold Coast City local government area.
Detailed location data for Parkwood includes the postcode (4214), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Gold Coast 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.
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 Parkwood 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. |