South Gladstone, 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 South Gladstone, in the Gladstone Regional local government area.
| Locality | South Gladstone |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Gladstone Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -23.86414 |
| Longitude | 151.26634 |
| Population | 3,218 |
| Density | 1015.1 /km² |
| Area | 3.2 km² |
| Elevation | 22 m |
| Postcode | 4680 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 438 km north-northwest |
South Gladstone is a locality in the Gladstone Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 3,218. The locality covers an area of 3.2 km², giving a population density of about 1015.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 22 m above sea level. It lies approximately 438 km north-northwest of Brisbane. South Gladstone is located at 23.8641°S, 151.2663°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4680. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
South Gladstone spills out from the mainland, a land shaped by the gentle curve of coastal plains and the distant, hazy blue of the Great Dividing Range. It lies 94.0 km south-east of Rockhampton City, QLD (from Rockhampton City, QLD: bearing 125°T), and is situated 5.5 km east-north-east of Clinton. Here, the air carries the faint, mineral tang of the sea, even a kilometre inland, mingling with the sweet, earthy scent of eucalypts after a summer shower. The landscape is a tapestry of low-slung residential streets, their roofs a mosaic of terracotta and corrugated iron, interspersed with pockets of scrubland and the occasional stand of hardy native trees. The sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar softness, bleaching the colours of the houses to muted pastels and casting long, languid shadows that stretch across the verges.
The very foundations of South Gladstone are intertwined with the broader industrial pulse of the Gladstone region, a history built on the backs of hard work and resourcefulness. While the deep-water harbour and its colossal export facilities are the dominant economic engines of neighbouring areas, South Gladstone itself has long served as a vital residential and service hub for the workers who power these industries. Its character is one of practical resilience, a place where the ebb and flow of global commodity prices subtly influences the rhythm of everyday life. You can still feel the echoes of earlier eras in the older, more established streets, a quiet acknowledgement of the generations who have called this stretch of coast home, their lives inextricably linked to the opportunities and challenges presented by the land and its bounty.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of South Gladstone, 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 South Gladstone, in the Gladstone Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for South Gladstone includes the postcode (4680), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Gladstone Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 South Gladstone 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. |