Rodgers Creek, 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 Rodgers Creek, in the Southern Downs Regional local government area.
| Locality | Rodgers Creek |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Southern Downs Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.22543 |
| Longitude | 151.8322 |
| Population | 7 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 63.6 km² |
| Elevation | 480 m |
| Postcode | 4370 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 144 km southwest |
Rodgers Creek is a locality in the Southern Downs Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 7. The locality covers an area of 63.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 480 m above sea level. It lies approximately 144 km southwest of Brisbane. Rodgers Creek is located at 28.2254°S, 151.8322°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4370. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Rodgers Creek winds its way through a landscape of rolling hills, where the rich, red earth slopes gently towards the waterway. It lies 74.9 km south of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 189°T), and is situated 14.8 km west-north-west of Rosenthal Heights. The air here carries a particular stillness, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the rustle of dry grass underfoot. Eucalypts, their bark a mottled grey and cream, stand sentinel on the higher ground, their leaves catching the sunlight in a way that makes the whole scene shimmer, as if viewed through a heat haze even on a cooler day. The creek itself, when it runs, is more a series of clear, shallow pools and trickles than a powerful flow, fringed by hardy native grasses and the occasional clump of wattles, their yellow blossoms a bright contrast against the muted greens and browns of the surrounding countryside.
The history of Rodgers Creek is deeply entwined with the pastoral leases that first opened up this country, the land yielding a living to those who worked it with stubborn resilience. Sheep grazing remains a cornerstone of the local economy, the wool a familiar export that journeys far from these quiet hills. Evidence of older times can be found in the weathered farmhouses and the stone walls that divide the paddocks, relics of a more arduous era. While the broader Southern Downs region is known for its agricultural diversity, Rodgers Creek holds a particular charm, a place where the pace of life feels attuned to the slow turning of the seasons, and where the quiet beauty of the land still offers a profound sense of place.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Rodgers Creek, 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 Rodgers Creek, in the Southern Downs Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Rodgers Creek includes the postcode (4370), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Southern Downs 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 Rodgers Creek 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. |