Rita Island, 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 Rita Island, in the Burdekin Shire local government area.
| Locality | Rita Island |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Burdekin Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -19.63864 |
| Longitude | 147.53021 |
| Population | 152 |
| Density | 1.8 /km² |
| Area | 86.3 km² |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Postcode | 4807 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1035 km northwest |
Rita Island is a locality in the Burdekin Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 152. The locality covers an area of 86.3 km², giving a population density of about 1.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 6 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1035 km northwest of Brisbane. Rita Island is located at 19.6386°S, 147.5302°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4807. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Rita Island lies under a sky that often bleeds into the vast expanse of the Coral Sea, a low-lying landmass fringed by mangrove-lined channels and the subtle whisper of tidal flats. It lies 86.0 km east-south-east of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 119°T), and is situated 12.4 km east of Home Hill. The air here carries a constant, gentle humidity, a soft breath from the tropics that clings to the skin, and the landscape itself is a mosaic of subtle greens and muted browns, where the earth yields easily to the slow, insistent work of water. Saltbush, tough and resilient, clings to the higher ground, a silvery-green sentinel against the relentless sun, while the deeper channels, dark and mysterious, hint at unseen life stirring beneath their surface. The light at dusk is a particularly tender thing, softening the edges of the world, painting the sky in washes of rose and apricot before the stars begin their quiet, glittering dominion.
Historically, Rita Island has been shaped by the ebb and flow of both the sea and human endeavour, its story intertwined with the broader agricultural ambitions of the Burdekin region. The fertile alluvial soils, deposited over millennia by the mighty Burdekin River, have long supported a vibrant sugarcane industry, the tall stalks of cane a dominant feature of the surrounding landscape and a backbone of the local economy. This industry has fostered a resilient, practical character in the island's inhabitants, a spirit honed by the demanding seasons and the shared labour of planting and harvest. While the sugarcane fields hold sway, the island also offers glimpses of the past, with remnants of earlier settlements and the quiet, persistent rhythm of a life lived close to the land and the sea.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Rita Island, 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 Rita Island, in the Burdekin Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Rita Island includes the postcode (4807), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Burdekin Shire), 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 Rita Island 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. |