Explore Riverhills, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Riverhills, 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 Riverhills, 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 Riverhills 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 Riverhills.
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 | Riverhills |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Brisbane City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -27.56206 |
| Longitude | 152.9088 |
| Population | 3,982 |
| Density | 1731.3 /km² |
| Area | 2.3 km² |
| Elevation | 17 m |
| Postcode | 4074 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 15 km southwest |
Riverhills is a locality in the Brisbane City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 3,982. The locality covers an area of 2.3 km², giving a population density of about 1731.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 17 m above sea level. It lies approximately 15 km southwest of Brisbane. Riverhills is located at 27.5621°S, 152.9088°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4074.
Riverhills unfolds across a landscape of soft, rolling hills that gently descend towards the broad, languid sweep of the Brisbane River. It lies 8.6 km north-west of Forest Lake, QLD (from Forest Lake, QLD: bearing 319°T), and is situated 11.5 km north-north-east of Redbank Plains. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a fine, almost imperceptible dust, a whisper of the rich, red earth that defines the terrain, and the sunlight, as it begins its descent, washes the scattered homes and grazing paddocks in a warm, honeyed glow. Gum trees, their bark peeling in papery strips, stand sentinel on the ridges, their leaves rustling with a dry, papery sound that speaks of the Queensland sun. The character of Riverhills is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the sky feels immense and ever-present.
The story of Riverhills is deeply entwined with the fertile banks of the Brisbane River, a lifeline that has shaped its development since early settlement. For generations, the land has supported a steady rhythm of agriculture, with citrus orchards and cattle grazing forming the backbone of the local economy, their produce finding their way to the wider Brisbane markets. Echoes of this past are visible in the weathered farmhouses and the occasional abandoned machinery, rusting quietly in the paddocks. While the agricultural roots remain, a growing number of residents now commute to the city, bringing a fresh pulse to the community, yet the enduring spirit of Riverhills is still best understood by the quiet hum of cicadas at midday and the way the river, a constant presence, reflects the changing colours of the sky.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Riverhills, 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 Riverhills, in the Brisbane City local government area.
Detailed location data for Riverhills includes the postcode (4074), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Brisbane 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 Riverhills 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. |