Southern Cross, 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 Southern Cross, in the Charters Towers Regional local government area.
| Locality | Southern Cross |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Charters Towers Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -20.01863 |
| Longitude | 146.15109 |
| Population | 536 |
| Density | 1.5 /km² |
| Area | 350.7 km² |
| Elevation | 303 m |
| Postcode | 4820 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1084 km northwest |
Southern Cross is a locality in the Charters Towers Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 536. The locality covers an area of 350.7 km², giving a population density of about 1.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 303 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1084 km northwest of Brisbane. Southern Cross is located at 20.0186°S, 146.1511°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4820. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Southern Cross shimmers under a vast, pale sky, a place where the earth exhales a dry, dusty warmth. It lies 99.1 km south-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 217°T), and is situated 13.0 km west-north-west of Charters Towers City. The land here is a study in muted ochre and rust, a rolling expanse of sparse, hardy vegetation that clings to the ancient, weathered terrain. Low, scrubby trees, their limbs gnarled like old bones, dot the landscape, offering scant shade against the relentless sun, while the air hums with the persistent drone of unseen insects. The horizon stretches an infinite distance, a hazy line where the pale sky meets the ochre earth, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind through the dry grasses.
This is a country carved from the bedrock of time, its history etched in the whispers of gold rushes and the enduring spirit of those who sought their fortune here. Southern Cross, though now a quiet settlement, once pulsed with the feverish energy of prospectors, a legacy that still lingers in the weathered timbers of old buildings and the ghost of ambition in the dry creek beds. The local economy, once dominated by the gleam of gold, has since found its feet in the patient rhythm of cattle grazing, the vast paddocks stretching out like rumpled blankets under the immense sky. The quality of light at dusk here is particularly arresting, as the sun bleeds a fiery orange and deep purple across the horizon, painting the stark landscape with a fleeting, breathtaking beauty that speaks of resilience and enduring strength.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Southern Cross, 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 Southern Cross, in the Charters Towers Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Southern Cross includes the postcode (4820), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Charters Towers 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 Southern Cross 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. |