Stokes, 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 Stokes, in the Carpentaria Shire local government area.
| Locality | Stokes |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Carpentaria Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -18.65001 |
| Longitude | 140.39477 |
| Area | 11721.6 km² |
| Postcode | 4823 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1620 km northwest |
Stokes is a locality in the Carpentaria Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 11721.6 km². It lies approximately 1620 km northwest of Brisbane. Stokes is located at 18.6500°S, 140.3948°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4823. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Stokes is a place etched by the vastness of the Gulf of Carpentaria, where the land exhales a dry, resilient breath under an enormous sky. It lies 668.7 km west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 275°T), and is situated 99.1 km south-south-west of Normanton. The landscape here unfolds in broad, sun-bleached expanses, a mosaic of scrubland and the occasional hardy acacia, punctuated by the deeper green of ephemeral watercourses that scar the earth after the infrequent rains. The air itself carries a faint, mineral tang, a whisper of the ancient geology that underpins this rugged terrain, and the silence, when it falls, is profound, broken only by the rustle of dry grass or the distant cry of a bird of prey circling high above. The horizon is a sharp, unwavering line, a constant reminder of the sheer scale of this country, and the light, particularly in the early morning and late afternoon, paints the land in hues of ochre, burnt sienna, and a startling, luminous gold that seems to seep from the very soil.
The history of Stokes is as much about endurance as it is about settlement, a story woven into the fabric of the land through the legacy of pastoralism. For generations, cattle have been a lifeblood here, the vast properties demanding a breed of individual as tough and unyielding as the country itself. The local economy, while primarily tied to the fortunes of the cattle stations that stretch for kilometres across the plains, also feels the pulse of the wider Carpentaria Shire, with a quiet commerce catering to the needs of the few souls who call this remote corner home. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Stokes, but its distinction lies in its raw, untamed beauty, the profound sense of isolation, and the enduring spirit of those who have chosen to make their lives in this challenging, yet undeniably captivating, corner of Queensland.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Stokes, 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 Stokes, in the Carpentaria Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Stokes includes the postcode (4823), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Carpentaria Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote 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 Stokes 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. |