Prairie, 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 Prairie, in the Flinders Shire local government area.
| Locality | Prairie |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Flinders Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -21.33411 |
| Longitude | 144.70827 |
| Population | 144 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 8327.3 km² |
| Elevation | 433 m |
| Postcode | 4821 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1083 km northwest |
Prairie is a locality in the Flinders Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 144. The locality covers an area of 8327.3 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 433 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1083 km northwest of Brisbane. Prairie is located at 21.3341°S, 144.7083°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4821. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Prairie lies beneath a sky that stretches an impossibly vast blue, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds that promise either a softening of the relentless sun or a burst of life-giving rain. It lies 307.9 km south-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 223°T), and is situated 76.2 km south-east of Hughenden. The land here is a study in ochre and pale gold, broken by the scrubby resilience of mulga and the occasional, hardy acacia. Distant mesas rise like ancient, worn sentinels, their colours shifting with the sun's arc, from soft rose at dawn to deep, bruised purple as dusk begins to gather. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the faint scent of sun-baked earth and the whisper of wind through dry grasses, a constant companion to the quiet unfolding of the days.
The pulse of Prairie beats to the rhythm of the land, its economy historically bound to the vast cattle stations that carve out their livelihoods from this country. For generations, the stockmen have ridden these plains, their lives shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the enduring spirit of the frontier. Though the wool and beef industries remain, a growing awareness of the region's unique character is slowly drawing a different kind of traveller, one seeking the raw beauty and quiet solitude that Prairie offers. There's a sense of enduring resilience here, a quiet strength born from facing the elements and carving a life from the seemingly unforgiving terrain, a story etched not in stone, but in the persistent green shoots that emerge after the rain.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Prairie, 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 Prairie, in the Flinders Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Prairie includes the postcode (4821), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Flinders Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote 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 Prairie 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. |