Explore Shoalwater, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shoalwater, 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 Shoalwater, 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 Shoalwater 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 Shoalwater.
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 | Shoalwater |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Livingstone Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -22.52489 |
| Longitude | 150.46803 |
| Area | 4529.5 km² |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 607 km north-northwest |
Shoalwater is a locality in the Livingstone Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 4529.5 km². It lies approximately 607 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Shoalwater is located at 22.5249°S, 150.4680°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving.
Shoalwater breathes a salt-laced air, a gentle exhale from the vast, shimmering expanse of the Pacific. It lies 95.1 km north of Rockhampton City, QLD (from Rockhampton City, QLD: bearing 357°T), and is situated 73.7 km north-north-west of Yeppoon. The landscape here is a soft embrace of low, sandy dunes, softened by the hardy scrub of coastal vegetation, where spinifex grasses form tussocky islands on the terrain. Further inland, the land rises subtly, transitioning into a mosaic of eucalypt woodlands, their silvery-green leaves catching the light and casting fleeting shadows on the ochre-coloured earth. The water, an ever-present character, laps at the shoreline with a quiet persistence, its colour shifting from a pale, translucent aquamarine near the sand to a deeper, richer sapphire where it meets the horizon. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, spills over the land in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the fine dust that seems to perpetually hang in the air, a subtle testament to the dry, sun-drenched climate.
The history of Shoalwater is intimately tied to the bounty of its waters and the resilience of its people. For generations, this coastal stretch has sustained life, with evidence of Indigenous occupation pointing to a deep, enduring connection to this land. Later, settlers found purpose here, their livelihoods often shaped by the sea – be it through fishing, which continues to be a quiet cornerstone of the local economy, or the transient boom of resource exploration in neighbouring areas that sometimes cast a ripple effect. The character of Shoalwater is one of understated endurance, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the tides and the seasons, a stark contrast to the hurried tempo of larger centres. Small, well-maintained homes dot the landscape, their verandahs often open to the sea breeze, a welcoming gesture to any traveller who finds themselves drawn to this peaceful corner of the coast.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Shoalwater, 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 Shoalwater, in the Livingstone Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Shoalwater includes the postcode, telephone area code (07), and local government area (Livingstone Shire). 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 Shoalwater 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. |