Explore South Mackay, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Mackay, 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 South Mackay, 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 South Mackay 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 South Mackay.
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 | South Mackay |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mackay Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -21.16491 |
| Longitude | 149.1776 |
| Population | 6,494 |
| Density | 900.7 /km² |
| Area | 7.2 km² |
| Elevation | 3 m |
| Postcode | 4740 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 802 km north-northwest |
South Mackay is a locality in the Mackay Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 6,494. The locality covers an area of 7.2 km², giving a population density of about 900.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 3 m above sea level. It lies approximately 802 km north-northwest of Brisbane. South Mackay is located at 21.1649°S, 149.1776°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4740. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
South Mackay sprawls along the banks of the Pioneer River, a place where the humid air, thick with the scent of salt and blooming frangipani, seems to cling to everything, softening the edges of the afternoon light. It lies 2.6 km south-south-west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 198°T), and is situated 8.1 km south of Andergrove. The land here, a fertile floodplain, rolls gently towards the coast, and the broad avenues are lined with mature trees that offer a dappled shade, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets in the persistent breeze. Low-slung houses with wide verandas speak of a life lived outdoors, where the boundary between inside and out is blurred by the perpetual warmth, and the distant glint of the harbour hints at the proximity of the sea, a constant, gentle presence.
This stretch of land has long been shaped by the river and the sea, its fortunes tied to the bounty of both. Historically, the sugar cane fields, a vibrant green carpet stretching towards the horizon, formed the backbone of the local economy, their sweet scent a familiar perfume on the air. Remnants of this agricultural past can still be seen in the weathered farmhouses and the occasional abandoned mill, silent monuments to a bygone era. Today, South Mackay shares in the broader regional prosperity derived from mining and tourism, its harbour a hub for recreational boating and a gateway to the aquatic wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, while the everyday hum of its residents carries the easygoing cadence of a coastal Queensland life.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of South Mackay, 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 South Mackay, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for South Mackay includes the postcode (4740), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mackay 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.
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 South Mackay 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. |